Hundreds of religion leaders gathered contained in the United States Capitol Thursday to pray for unity in the nation on the National Day of Prayer.
"Unity is just completed by God, and Jesus needs us to reside in unity," mentioned Pastor Ronnie Floyd, president of the National Day of Prayer Task Force. "A divided church can't name a divided nation to unity."
In an emotional second, the gang bought on their knees whereas Pastor Frank and Sherri Pomeroy of Sutherland Springs, Texas, who misplaced 26 members of their church in a mass taking pictures final fall, together with their 14-year-old daughter, prayed towards hate in the nation.
"All the victims from our church we knew personally, and we have now not a doubt the place they're," mentioned Sherri Pomeroy.
They informed the gang trusting in God carries them ahead.
"There is cohesion inside our household that's stronger now than it ever was earlier than. And it was by the grace and mercy of an almighty God that introduced that to be," Frank Pomeroy mentioned. "By wanting up we transfer ahead, and by transferring ahead we elevate up Christ."
The Pomeroys say from the ashes glory is rising, and that they nonetheless really feel the prayers from across the nation comforting them following the tragedy. And whereas they miss their daughter Annabelle dearly, they're comforted understanding she's in a higher place.
"She beloved God and she or he beloved her church household fiercely," mentioned Sherri. "She wouldn't have been ready to take care of the loss of her church household, so God took her with them."
Also talking on the occasion was fired-up evangelist Priscilla Shirer, who warned Christians to be always conscious that the enemy is working extra time to convey disunity to the church.
"He is hoping that we cannot acknowledge his work behind the scenes," mentioned Shirer. "Division is all the time one of the signatures of the enemy's presence."
Shirer says Christians have gotten to cease being divided and distracted by unimportant issues, and work collectively for the nice of the dominion of God.
"Unity is a matter of pressing gospel precedence," Shirer mentioned. "When you're preventing a conflict, you actually do not care in regards to the coloration of the soldier subsequent to you, so long as his gun is pointing in the identical course."
Leaders of the National Day of Prayer encourage Christians to proceed to pray each day for our nation, its leaders, and unity.