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​On Saturday, August 8, at 6:01 p.m., hundreds of San Antonians gathered to stand shoulder-to-shoulder in silent prayer-protest on Martin Luther King Drive, asking God to “let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream” (Amos 5:24, NIV). We stood together as a multicultural human prayer wall with white tape over our mouths, a one-word prayer written on each. The white tape symbolized our request that God would purify our lips so that we could stand shoulder-to-shoulder as mentioned in Zephaniah 3:9. 
 
At 7:01 p.m., we ended our silent prayer with communion and this bold cry: “Jesus, we plead Your blood over our sins and over the sins of our nation. Tear down wickedness, raise up righteousness, and bring healing to America. Amen.” 
 
It was a joy to stand in the gap - the distance between the holiness of God and the brokenness of man - together, putting feet to our faith in places of pain and turning those very places into altars of worship and prayer. 

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Stories from PrayonMLK 2020, San Antonio

"God stirred my heart for embracing and loving on our local community, to bring the presence of God to places of disparity and inequity.” 
​- Zach Leal 

​“Saturday night was an unexpected joy. My family showed up to prayer-protests and worship. Little did I know how blessed we would be by coming together on a street corner and singing praises to the One who reigns on high. Passers-by joined us, affirming the words that were written across our lips, like “healing,” “restoration,” “faith,” and “hope.” My kids started to get antsy after an hour of silence, but as soon as we entered into worship - wow! I’ve never seen them worship like that - whole-heartedly, engaged, connected to those around them - looking others in the eye and truly enjoying the presence of God that was felt through each other and the Spirit. I know God did a mighty work through prayer and worship, but the thing I’m truly grateful for as I sit here and reflect is the opportunity that my family had to come together with neighbors (some known, others unknown) and lift Jesus on high. Something very powerful happens when THAT happens outside the walls of the church.”- Cayce Harris 

​"The silent prayer time was very powerful because we weren’t using the things that usually bring power: words. We were there in God’s Presence together. I could feel us leaning into God’s heart.”- Rosalind Hervey 

 "Immediately after the silent prayer, I went over to serve communion to a friend and her family across the street. Just then a car pulled up and tearfully asked them for prayer because their loved one had attempted suicide and they were going to see them… my friend nearly collapsed - she told them that her father had taken his life 6 weeks before. As I realized what was happening I knew that God had ordained this moment for freedom. My own father committed suicide 9 years ago- and because of Jesus I was able to comfort them and offer communion to my friend, her grieving family, and the shocked family in the car that God would arrange a moment like this just for them.” - Taylor Rogers