CLOSER TO GOD
Ocean City Today/Christine Cullen
A Seaside Christian Academy student, surrounded by fellow students and school staff, crouches down in prayer on May 1, during a National Day of Prayer celebration in front of City Hall in Ocean City. The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday in May, when people of all Christian faiths gather across the country to pray for the nation. Various prayers for the nation, government, families, children, the military and business are said.