The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC) is launching “Deliver Us from Evil,” a nationwide Lenten prayer campaign beginning Ash Wednesday, February 18.
The NCC represents 37 member denominations (including the Swedenborgian Church of North America), and more than 30 million Christians across Orthodox, Mainline Protestant, Evangelical, Anglican, Peace, and historic African American traditions. They have issued a bold call to collective prayer as an extension of its ongoing #WeWillNotBeSilent campaign, which has mobilized people of faith to raise their prophetic voices for justice, compassion, and the protection of the vulnerable.
The NCC is asking people across the country, regardless of religious tradition, to join in a unified act of faith.
Here’s how to participate:
+ Pray daily at noon wherever you are.
+ On Ash Wednesday, participants are asked to wear black throughout the day as a visible sign of witness and unity.
+ Create or obtain a sign bearing the words “Deliver Us from Evil — Matthew 6:13,” take a photo, and share it on social media platforms and tag NCC (IG: @nccc.usa; FB: @nationalcouncilofchurches; Threads: nccc.usa; X and Bluesky: @ncccusa).
Gather with prayer partners, prayer groups, or your congregation.
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