This Wednesday more than 3 million teenagers in 20 countries are expected to participate in the 19th annual “See You At the Pole” school prayer rally. Students in our own community will also gather at their schools Wednesday morning for a student led time of prayer

About this annual event Baptist Press wrote: This year’s event also marks the 10th anniversary of the massacre at Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas, when a gunman sprayed bullets across a sanctuary where students were gathered for a rally celebrating that morning’s See You At the Pole rally, held that year on Sept. 15. Four teens attending the rally were among the seven people killed by the gunman.

See You At the Pole, which originated in early 1990 among a small group of teenagers in Burleson, Texas, “is a student-initiated, student organized, and student-led event” that calls on students to pray for their schools, friends teachers, government and nation, asking God to bring moral and spiritual awakening to their campuses and countries. See You At the Pole is not a demonstration, political rally, nor a stand for or against anything; See You At the Pole is all about prayer."

This year’s event is being organized under the theme “Engage: Go and pray ...,” based on 2 Kings 22:13: "Go, inquire of the Lord for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the Lord that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning us." Young King Josiah was spiritually mature beyond his years. His heart was soft to the Word and ways of God.

Pray for our students as they gather this week. Pray that they too will have hearts that are open and attentive to God, His Word and His ways.