Evangelist Urges Americans To Pause At Noon Wednesday To Seek God’s Forgiveness And Pray For Peace Across The Nation
As protests grip American cities, evangelist Rev. Franklin Graham is calling on believers across the nation to stop, pray, and repent—warning that the country’s greatest crisis is spiritual, not political.
In a message shared with followers, Graham urged Americans to pause at 12:00 noon this Wednesday, January 14, for a nationwide moment of prayer and repentance, calling on God to forgive the nation and bring peace to its streets.
ReadMore
“If you think our nation is in trouble now, just wait,” Graham wrote. “As our streets boil over with hate, anger, crime, drugs, and just sheer hopelessness, is there something we can do? You bet there is.”
Graham said the growing instability across the country is the result of a nation increasingly turning away from God and embracing what he described as “godless secularism.”
“As a nation, our sins are so great,” he stated. “We have increasingly turned our backs on God and His commands. We need to ask His forgiveness and seek His face.”
A Call To National Repentance
The longtime evangelist emphasized that the solution to America’s turmoil begins with humility and repentance before God, echoing biblical calls for national repentance found throughout Scripture.
Graham encouraged Americans to pray specifically for the nation’s leaders, asking God to grant wisdom and to restore calm amid growing unrest.
“Pray for our leaders, and pray that God would bring calm to our streets,” he urged.
He also warned that there are active forces seeking to inflame division and destabilize the country.
“There are many who would like to stir things up—there are even those who would like to destroy this great country,” Graham wrote. “Pray that these efforts would be thwarted and their plans would be brought into confusion.”
The Role Of The Church
Central to Graham’s message was a call for the Church to rise up as a force for peace during what he described as a time of deep uncertainty.
“Ask God to use His Church to be His instruments of peace in this time of great uncertainty,” he wrote.
Graham expressed confidence that a unified response of prayer could have a tangible impact, urging believers not to underestimate the power of collective repentance.
“Millions of people remembering our sins and asking for forgiveness, repenting, and seeking His face will make a difference,” he said.
“Let’s Humble Ourselves”
Graham concluded by calling on Americans to return to gratitude and humility before God, acknowledging His blessings and mercy upon the nation.
“Let’s humble ourselves,” Graham wrote. “Let’s give God the glory for this great nation and thank Him for His hand of blessing, protection, and mercy.”
The call to prayer comes as crime, social unrest, and political division continue to dominate headlines nationwide, with Graham pointing believers back to spiritual renewal as the foundation for lasting change.
Graham encouraged Americans everywhere to pause where they are—at work, at home, or in public—at noon on Wednesday to join in prayer.
“Remember, this Wednesday at noon, please stop and pray,” he urged.
Prayer Throughout American History And Recent Presidential Calls
Prayer has been a thread woven through the story of the United States since its earliest days. From George Washington’s calls for national days of fasting and prayer during the Revolutionary War to Abraham Lincoln’s proclamations for prayer during the Civil War, American leaders have often looked to God in times of national crisis. In fact, for more than two centuries, U.S. presidents have issued official calls for days of prayer, fasting, and thanksgiving, with records showing over a thousand such national calls since 1775.
