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Explore this collection of prayers from
rural preachers, urban ministers,
and religious scholars, brought to you
by a trusted storyteller.
Our State North Carolina
My Prayer for North Carolinaby Billy Graham
To Be, Rather Than to Seemby John Eckert
Food and Faithby Fred Bahnson
A Story Sharedby Win Bassett
A Moderate Climateby Sid Batts
Lord, You Are Good!by David Chadwick
Our Beautiful, Shared Homeby Paul Sidlofsky
Here and Nowhere Elseby Tony Cartledge
From the Balconyby Brooks Graebner
A Prayer of Thanksgivingby David Smith
Carolina Embraceby Rick Bennett
Mountain Preacherby Amy Rio-Anderson
A Good Placeby Keith Turman
A New Southby Max Carter
Recollecting Hopeby John Cleghorn
So Much in Commonby Jane Wilson

A Prayer for North Carolina

Prev Next
Explore this collection of prayers from
rural preachers, urban ministers,
and religious scholars, brought to you
by a trusted storyteller.
Our State North Carolina
My Prayer for North Carolinaby Billy Graham
To Be, Rather Than to Seemby John Eckert
Food and Faithby Fred Bahnson
A Story Sharedby Win Bassett
A Moderate Climateby Sid Batts
Lord, You Are Good!by David Chadwick
Our Beautiful, Shared Homeby Paul Sidlofsky
Here and Nowhere Elseby Tony Cartledge
From the Balconyby Brooks Graebner
A Prayer of Thanksgivingby David Smith
Carolina Embraceby Rick Bennett
Mountain Preacherby Amy Rio-Anderson
A Good Placeby Keith Turman
A New Southby Max Carter
Recollecting Hopeby John Cleghorn
So Much in Commonby Jane Wilson

These heartfelt prayers deeply reflect North Carolina. Their words transcend denominations and deliver a message of faith, community, and hope for our state.

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How This Came to Be

Our State invited people of faith from the coast to the mountains — rural preachers, urban ministers, and religious scholars — to share their interpretation of “a prayer for North Carolina.” The result: an inspirational celebration of the state's geography, culture, history, spirit, and its people. Here you will find a first-of-its-kind approach to storytelling from Our State.

We invite you to listen to the essays as read by their writers and to explore the beauty of North Carolina that inspired these prayers. Enjoy exclusive video and musical selections as you experience each prayer in depth.

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