The passage of a House joint resolution officially designated July as an annual month of prayer and fasting in Tennessee.
HJR0051, championed by State Representative Monty Fritts, passed with 81 out of the 91 votes in the House and 28 out of 31 votes in the Senate before being signed by Governor Bill Lee on May 2. The initiative builds on a successful resolution from the previous year that brought together faith communities across all 95 Tennessee counties.
“Last year we did a house short resolution that was a one-year thing,” explained Fritts, who is the representatives for District 32, parts of Roane and Loudon counties.
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“This year we decided it was such a success in getting God’s people together, preparing themselves to pray and asking God to heal our land, that we ran a resolution to get it passed so that every July in Tennessee is recognized as a month of prayer and fasting.”
The resolution — which was also sponsored by State Senator Mark Pody — drew cross-party support, with both Republican and Democrat lawmakers from East and West Tennessee voting in favor.
For more information, visit www.pray4tn.us.
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Zoë Watkins and originally published by the Baptist and Reflector.
