'Focus on Jesus': TN Lawmakers, Pastors Unite In Prayer for State and Nation

NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Worship filled the air of Legislative Plaza in the heart of downtown Nashville on Wednesday.

It was a celebration following the call from state lawmakers to unite in prayer for the entire month of July.

State Rep. Monty Fritts (R) recently took the historic step of spearheading a resolution calling Tennesseans to 31 days of prayer, fasting, and repentance.

In the resolution, called "House Joint Resolution 803," lawmakers declared, "We as public servants in the Tennessee General Assembly, seek God's mercy upon our land and beseech him to not withdraw his hand of blessing from us."

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