The Scout Oath begins with “I will do my best to do my Duty to God… and the Scout Law ends with …” A Scout is Reverent”.
Scouting has organized a few larger Councils around the world to read the entire sacred texts of these world religions – Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, and Protestant faiths on May 2, 2024. In addition, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Eastern Orthodox, Hindu, Sikh, and other Faiths will be reading their sacred texts on this same day.
We are inviting every Scout, over one million strong to read their Sacred Texts on this important day.
We encourage Cubs & Scouts to participate in three ways.
- Read from home with your family your faith’s Sacred Texts.
- Ask your Faith leader to read at their faith location. Faith leaders may suggest the readings, promote, or broadcast this to the public.
- Invite a Scout friend to participate in this event at their home or Faith location.
We are pleased to have the Far East and the Transatlantic councils join us. That means Scouts will start reading at 5:30 pm in the Far East, eight hours later, Scouts read in Europe, we cross the Atlantic and six hours later, Scouts begin reading on the East Coast, then Midwest and finish in California. What a vision to have Sacred Texts being read starting in the Far East and sweeping west all around the world – all on the US National Day of Prayer.
This information was originally published by the Greater St. Louis Area Council Scouting. Republished with permission by United Methodist Men and ResourceUMC.