The City of Brighton communities gathered to pray at Carmichael Park in observance of The National Day of Prayer on May 2.
The event was spiritual, with several speakers with prayers, readings, sermons, and music,
The National Day of Prayer was created in 1952 by the U.S. Congress as an annual observance and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. It's held on the first Thursday of May to encourage Americans to pray for the nation, according to National Day of Prayer.org.