In every city and town in Habersham County, they gathered. For twelve hours they prayed. Although they were socially distanced, those who participated in Thursday’s National Day of Prayer were close together in spirit.
People started the county prayer chain at 7 a.m. from home. The first public observance was at 8:30 a.m. in Tallulah Falls. Every hour-and-a-half after, the prayer chain moved south. First to Clarkesville then to Demorest and from there to Cornelia, Baldwin, and Alto.
Alto Police Corporal Mike Tanksley and his 4-year-old son Wyatt were among those who gathered outside the Alto Municipal Complex to pray Thursday. Officer Brian Davis and Council Member Eddie Palmer and his wife, Judy, were among those who joined them.
The final public prayer observance in Habersham was at 7 p.m. in Mt. Airy.
At each stop along the way, people prayed for government officials, military and public safety personnel, educators, businesses, the media, churches, and families. In these unprecedented and uncertain times, they offered up prayers for the health care workers and first responders who are on the frontlines of fighting COVID-19. And they offered up prayers for each other.
