National prayer observance postponed

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  • 90th Missile Wing Chaplain Corps
F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. --  The Mighty Ninety has postponed the 90th Missile Wing commander's National Prayer Luncheon observance originally set for March 13 in the Trails End Club. When a new date is determined, information will be provided. The theme for this year's event is "one nation... united in prayer."

The first prayer breakfast groups were initiated in 1942 in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. Since then, those groups have continued their weekly meetings to discuss individual daily spiritual needs and the dependency of our country on God.

With roots in the congregational prayer breakfasts of the preceding decade, members of the U.S. Senate and House prayer groups established the first Presidential Prayer Breakfast in 1953 with President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

The breakfast, normally attended by the president, the vice president, the cabinet, members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, the Supreme Court, government officials, military leaders and others from across the country, has taken place each year since 1953.

In 1970, the name was changed to the National Prayer Breakfast to emphasize the purpose of the gathering rather than the individuals involved.

The prayer breakfast brings together national leaders to affirm the moral and spiritual values upon which the nation is founded. Each year, soon after Congress convenes, people in leadership positions meet together for discussion and prayer on the occasion of the prayer breakfast.

Since 1972, military men and women have been holding their own observance as an extension of the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. These observances were designated as a beginning of what should happen privately and in small leadership groups on a regular basis among all citizens, military and civilian. As servicemembers meet together in small groups, their faith is reinforced and reconfirmed in a manner that strengthens the fabric of their lives, the quality of their leadership, and the hope of peace and security for our nation.

This year's National Prayer Luncheon promises to be one that will be both exciting and memorable. Selected readings, special prayers and several of our fellow Mighty Ninety warriors will be sharing their stories of faith. Tickets and seating are limited. Tickets can be secured through first sergeants or by e-invitation. The cost is of the event is $3.

For more information, contact the Base Chapel at 773-3434.