National Day of Prayer spreads the word through social media
(CBS/ What's Trending) - Millions of Americans took one moment out of their day to reflect of their lives and share a little prayer, pushing National Day of Prayer to the top searched for terms on Google and tweeted about items on Twitter.
The 60th Annual National Day of Prayer put a big emphasis on spreading the word online. The organization has been promoting their cause heavily both through their official Twitter and their official Facebook pages.
"Since the days of our founding fathers,
prayer has been an indispensable part of our heritage," said Director of Communications for the National Day of Prayer Michael Calhoun in a press release. We must remain
faithful in our commitment to intercede on behalf of our nation and its
leaders, especially at this challenging time."
Others are also playing their part. American evangelical Christian minister and author Rick Warren of the Saddleback Church shared his thoughts on prayer.
Even if you were stuck at work and couldn't get out to a prayer vigil, that didn't excuse you from participating in the occasion. Fr. Wade Fahnestock, known as @FriarWade online, live tweeted his prayer ceremony for those who couldn't be in attendance. The digitally-tuned pastor even has a "prayer" curated list for those who follow him. But, it's not just Christians who are celebrating National Day of Prayer. Whether it was intentional or not, the Dalai Lama shared inspirational words to think about on his Twitter, while Buddhist LamaSuryaDas tweeted a seven line prayer to his followers.