National Day of Prayer observed in South Lake Tahoe

The first national call to prayer came in 1775, when the Continental Congress asked the colonies to pray for wisdom in forming a nation. Since then, a call to prayer has continued from President Lincoln’s proclamation of a day of “humiliation, fasting, and prayer” in 1863 to an annual national day of prayer signed by a joint resolution by Congress in 1952 that was signed by President Truman.

Now, the National Day of Prayer is held on the first Thursday in May.

Everyone is invited to gather under the flagpole outside the El Dorado County Courthouse, South Lake Tahoe Police Department and El Dorado County buildings on Johnson Boulevard at noon.

All denominations are welcome. Last year, about three dozen people gathered for an hour long non-denominational celebration of song, prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.