Longer opinions will be considered for the Michiana Point of View column. be signed with the writer's full name, which will be published. I am very concerned about the future of America. The violence in our schools and elsewhere is beyond anything we could ever imagine. And often we feel very helpless to do anything to change it. There is something that is very powerful that each of us can do to change the direction that our country is heading.
Prayer does make a difference.
If each of us would join with many others across America to pray for our country and our leaders, we would be in awe of what God will do. This May 3 marks the 50th anniversary of the National Day of Prayer. It has been designated as the first Thursday of May every year since 1988. The National Day of Prayer offers this area a great opportunity to gather together for prayer from noon to 1 p.m. at Battell Center in Mishawaka. When I feel helpless to change our country, then I need to turn to God.