People in the state of Tennessee are engaged in 31 days of prayer and fasting during the month of July to “seek God’s hand of mercy and healing.”
Governor Bill Lee signed House Joint Resolution 803 calling on citizens of the Volunteer State to pray as fast as they are able.
“We recognize that God, as Creator and King of all Glory, has both the authority to judge and to bless nations or states,” the resolution declares.
The resolution points to the need for prayer by highlighting crises plaguing the state and nation including violent crime, human trafficking, drug addiction, the fentanyl crisis, children in foster care, and government corruption.
Christians across the state have been praying, while pastors and even public officials are leading believers to seek God together. WBBJ reports about one event in which Madison County Mayor AJ Masey, Rep. Chris Todd, several county commissioners, city council members, law enforcement, and school board members publicly gathered to pray together.
Pastor Garry Martin of Jackson First Assembly was among them, stating, “Everything that we’re doing in our country is not changing anything. And they (lawmakers) realize that the one element that’s missing is the presence of God in our relationships – in
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