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Chaplain (Capt.) Jonathan Howard, 193rd Infantry Brigade chaplain, says the invocation during the National Day of Prayer, Prayer Breakfast held in the 1917 Club at Fort Jackson, May. 8. The National Day of Prayer is held the first Thursday in May and encourages people to pray for the Nation.
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Chaplain (Maj.) Matthew Whitehead, ethics instructor at the Soldier Support Institute, smiles as he speaks with other chaplains before the beginning of the 2026 National Day of Prayer, Prayer Breakfast held in the 1917 Club at Fort Jackson, May 8. The National Day of Prayer is held the first Thursday in May.
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Chaplain (Capt.) Dovid Egert offers prayers for the Nation during the 2026 National Day of Prayer, Prayer Breakfast held May 8 in the 1917 Club at Fort Jackson.
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Carter Price, recruiting strategy analyst with the U.S. Army Office of the Chief of Chaplains, speaks on the power of prayer during the National Day of Prayer, Prayer Breakfast held May 8 in the 1917 Club at Fort Jackson.
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Chaplain (Col.) Stan Smith, Fort Jackson command chaplain, presents a gift to Carter Price, the guest speaker at the post's National Day of Prayer, Prayer Breakfast held May 8 in the 1917 Club on post.
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Fort Jackson honored the National Day of Prayer with a prayer breakfast held May 8.
The National Day of Prayer was first called for by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 and today it is permanently designated for the first Thursday in May.
Chaplains from across a variety of faiths offered prayers for different aspects of the country.
Chaplain (Capt.) Dovid Egert prayed for the Nation while Chaplain (Capt.) Ronald Manango prayed for the government. Chaplain (Capt.) Jason Jones prayed for the military and Chaplain (Maj.) Jason Seaman prayed for the families.
Retired Col. Carter Price, recruiting analyst for the U.S. Army Office of the Chief of Chaplains and former Army Training Center chief of staff, spoke at the breakfast about the necessity of prayer calling it “an act of obedience.”
“We view prayer as a resource to get what we want to get what we need, a comfort when things go wrong. It’s our 911 …,” he said. “Certainly, prayer provides comfort and resources, but first of all, it is a command, and that’s why it’s important to us as Soldiers. We aren’t just invited to pray because we feel a need. We’re ordered to pray. God requires it. If you want to exercise faith-based prayer, we must understand that prayer is an act of obedience and condition ourselves to its practice.”
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