The Gazette Online | National Day of Prayer Thursday seen as a way to unify and strengthen the nation

Prayer can be a unifier, particularly in times of crisis, which is what participants in Thursday’s National Day of Prayer are banking on, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to create uncertainty, fear, sorrow and anger.

“We’ve seen a resurgence of all things faith during the coronavirus,” said Paul Batura, vice president for communications for Colorado Springs-based Focus on the Family. “We think prayer changes things because prayer changes us.”

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