Events in Newberry County begin as Sharon United Methodist Church opens its church from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4 to 6 p.m. for anyone desiring to come in and pray.
New Hope United Methodist Church will hold a prayer service at its sanctuary on 3777 New Hope Road in Pomaria.
Trinity United Methodist Church, at 1160 Trinity Church Road near Silverstreet, will hold its service at 7 p.m.
The theme for this year is from women in Guyana and is “God's Wisdom Provides New Understanding.“
The women developed the theme to express the “awesomeness of God's creation” and to encourage people to learn from it. The summary of the theme explains that as people survey God's work, they are filled with awe by the beauty and diversity of it, and begin to understand that they are called for all of creation.
Guyana, a country on the African continent, teeters on the edge of chaos and anarchy. Guyana's citizens live in fear of violence from criminals who kill, maim and destroy with impunity. The institutional forces of law and order appear incapable of dealing with these heavily-armed and highly-trained thugs and bands of criminals who are intent on creating mayhem in the society.
World Day of Prayer, which began in the 19th century, is a worldwide movement of Christian women of many traditions who come together to observe a common day of prayer each year, and who, in many countries, have a continuing relationship in prayer and service.
Throughout the entire day, women collectively pray all over the world, beginning with the first sunrise and ending at the last sunset. The prayers follow the sun's path around the globe.
The World Day of Prayer motto is “informed prayer leads to prayerful action.“ Through the day, women affirm that prayer and action are inseparable, and that both have immeasurable influence in the world.
In 1887, Presbyterian women called for a day of prayer for home missions and Methodist women called for a week of prayer and self-denial for foreign missions, according to the World Day of Prayer Web site. A Baptist Day of Prayer for foreign missions began in 1891. In 1895, a day of corporate intercessions for mission was initiated by the Women's Auxiliary of the Anglican Church of Canada.
By 1897, women of six denominations formed a joint committee for a united day of prayer for home missions. In 1912, the Woman's Boards of Foreign Missions called for a united day of prayer for foreign missions.
In the United States, the first Friday of Lent was established as a joint day of prayer for missions, beginning on Feb. 20, 1920. Due to the enthusiastic participation of local denominational and interdenominational women's groups, the day of prayer spread rapidly throughout the United States.
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