Tomorrow, Feb 25th, is the 100th anniversary of the last Collegiate Day of Prayer. For more than 100 years in the 1800s and early-1900s, Christians all over the nation united in prayer for college students and campuses on a special day each year. Unfortunately that trend ended in 1910. Now, prayer-warriors are preparing to unite again for Collegiate Day of Prayer 2010. Here’s a blurb from the event Web site:
“For almost 100 years our nation reserved a special day each year to pray for its colleges. God faithfully answered those prayers and America witnessed an era of ongoing revivals and awakenings. Let’s believe God together for another great awakening in this generation. There has never been a greater need than right now. Nearly 100 years later, it’s time to break the silence!” (check out http://www.collegiatedayofprayer.org/ for more details)
Many of the major revivals and Christian movements in church history began on college campuses, and all of those movements began with faithful, unified prayer. God loves to answer such prayers powerfully, and we want to give Him the opportunity to do just that.
So tomorrow, anyone interested is welcome to join us for two prayer events. We’ll be meeting at 8:00am at the flag pole in the middle of the quad to start the day off with prayer, and then meeting again at 5:00pm in the pit to prayer walk all over the campus. Both gatherings will last about 45 minutes.
Download the Prayer Points and Outline that people all over the country will be praying for.
Hope to see you all tomorrow at 8:00am and 5:00pm.
Last night, November 17, there was an Interfaith Trialogue on campus that focused on the role of religion in the modern world. Three representatives from the Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam conducted a panel discussion addressing the issue from their perspective faiths. There was a good turn out of students – including a lot from Cornerstone - and the discussion went well.
Welcome all new students! We are looking forward to meeting you all. There are a bunch of events planned these first couple weeks to get you plugged in. Sunday night at Fall Fest, come by and visit our table with the big flag banners. Sign up for a Bible Study in your living area.