A group campaigning for global peace gathered in the nation’s capital Oct. 25 to declare Nov. 3 an international day of prayer and fasting for peace in the nation in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center.
“There is no weapon more powerful than fasting and prayer that can move the heart of God, the head of God,” said K.A. Paul, founder and president of the Global Peace Initiative.
“This is a new kind of war that calls for a new approach that has never been done in America – calling the whole world to fast and pray,” Paul said.
Joined by other Christian leaders such as E.V. Hill, pastor of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, as well as Muslim and Hindu leaders, Paul said prayer was particularly appropriate since “spirituality, a hunger for God and love for one another has increased beyond imagination” since the attacks. The events “have united America in a powerful way,” he said.
Forty-five governors have pledged their support, according to Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.
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