Six weeks ago the Lord spoke to me and said, “I want you to go to Communion America in DC because this is the first altar being built in America since the enemy occupation has ended.” I asked are you sure, for the Lord did not allow me to go the Million Women March the year before, of which I wanted to go. He said, “Yes, I need you to lay your hands on that altar that is being built.”

This past weekend, I was in DC for the Communion America event on the National Mall. We arrived Thursday morning and the first session was Thursday night. The presence of God in worship was felt as I stood with others outside declaring Let It Rain, Open the Floodgates of Heaven. Hands raised, voices raised, heavens above us, it was a powerful first night.

Friday was a free day, full of sight seeing locations and destinations in the DC area. It was a fun, long, free day with friends. Then on Saturday we got to the Mall at 2:30pm for the kickoff of the Communion Event. Over 50 tents (booths) lined one side of the mall with every state doing 24/7 worship; the other side of the mall had a table from the Capital to the National Monument. It was a sight to see.

We found our state and then marked our seats at the table across from the TN/Texas tent. While taking it all in, the Lord spoke to me and said, “This is the first feast of tabernacles event America has ever done as a nation. The states all have booths, the tribes of Israel did the same thing.” We then heard music playing, so walked towards it and there was a group of Nigerians singing and dancing, so we joined in as my husband is Nigerian. We were welcomed immediately.

What a day it was. One observation I made was, we declared mercy, but we as American Christian leaders know how to lead in repentance but we don’t know how to celebrate all God has done and is doing. This was a feast, communion was not a sad event, but a festive one and the church has to learn to celebrate. God has heard our prayers, answered our prayers and is healing our land. We must learn to celebrate.

Psalm 103:9, 11 says, “You don’t look at us only to find our faults, just so that you can hold a grudge against us. Higher than the highest heavens— that’s how high your tender mercy extends!” We need to rejoice, for God is saving the nations, hostages are being released, peace is happening in the Middle East, nations are rejoicing, we must learn to rejoice for God has answered our prayers. Www.apostolicresourcecenter.org