10th Annual Celebration of World Day of Prayer
August 15th, 2003 by sfuqua
Hundreds of thousands of people will join in a sacred and united partnership of prayer during an interfaith event known as World Day of Prayer on September 11, 2003. The event is open to people of all faiths and all walks of life.
Contact: Tom Taylor, Manager Community Relations 816-524-3550, Ext.
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August 1, 2003 — Hundreds of thousands of people will join in a sacred
and united partnership of prayer during an interfaith event known as World
Day of Prayer on September 11, 2003. The event is open to people of all
faiths and all walks of life.
World Day of Prayer is traditionally held on the second Thursday of
September. It is a worldwide prayer vigil to raise the spiritual awareness of
humankind through a united expression of faith.
World Day of Prayer was first held in 1994. It is organized by Unity and
its non-denominational prayer ministry, Silent Unity, based at Unity Village,
near Kansas City, Missouri. Millions of people have been the focus of prayer
during special World Day of Prayer vigils held each year at many of the
nearly 900 Unity churches and centers around the world. Last year, the names
of an estimated 1.3 million people were honored during the prayer vigil at
Silent Unity in Missouri.
To learn more about World Day of Prayer, visit
www.worlddayofprayer.org/opr. On this Internet site you may submit names of
family members or friends who will benefit from the power of prayer. You may
also check a listing of Unity churches and centers that are hosting World Day
of Prayer events.
This year’s World Day of Prayer theme is “Let Go and Let God.” The special
prayer that is being used to help focus people’s minds and hearts is:
“Centered in Your presence, dear God, I let go of every concern and my soul
awakens to new blessings of Your love and grace.”
“This prayerful event gives everyone an opportunity to become spiritually
centered and to support one another during challenging times. We know the
extraordinary power that can be generated by many people holding the same
positive thoughts in prayer. And we believe this can change the world,” said
Tom Zender, president of Unity.
Unity is a worldwide movement of prayer, education, and publishing that
helps people of all faiths apply positive spiritual principles in their daily
lives.
Unity was founded in 1889. It is best known for Daily Word, a monthly
magazine of inspirational messages that is distributed to about one million
people in about 140 counties. Silent Unity maintains a 24-hour prayer vigil
every day of the year and receives more than two million letters and
telephone calls for prayer annually. Anyone in need of prayer support may
call 800-669-7729 or 816-969-2000.
