A Conservative lawmaker has introduced a resolution to designate the upcoming month of July as a time of prayer and fasting in Tennessee with the intention of seeking “God’s hand of mercy and healing on Tennessee.”
Representative Monty Fritts (R-Kingston-District 32) is sponsoring House Joint Resolution 0051 (HJR0051) along with fellow Representatives Jody Barrett (R-Dickson-District 69), Scott Cepicky (R-Culleoka-District 64), and Todd Warner (R-Chapel Hill-District 92).
Modeled after national and state founders who trusted in “the omnipotent hand of Providence to bless our land and to guide their actions” the resolution is similar to House Joint Resolution 803 that Fritts introduced last year at the 113th General Assembly which called the state into a time of prayer and fasting for the entire month of July.
HJR803 had 29 sponsors in the House, and 12 in the Senate. It passed both chambers with 82 state representatives voting for it in the House, and 27 senators voting in the affirmative a month later. It was signed by Governor Bill Lee on April 16th, 2024.
