President Bush asked participants in the 56th Annual National Day of Prayer on 3 May to remember the victims of the Virginia Tech tragedy and pray for their families and loved ones.
American youth in particular are being called to a "student reunion" organised by the National Day of Prayer Task Force that will unite them in prayer for the nation.
Young people will gather on Capitol Hill on Wednesday 2 May to offer quiet, reflective prayer while the Bible is read aloud during the US Capitol Bible Reading Marathon, which starts on 29 April with Genesis 1:1 and is expected to end on the evening of 3 May with the last verse of Revelation.
"The Virginia Tech shootings have wounded the soul of our nation and taken a toll on its youth," said Nancy Sharman, East National Area Leader of the National Day of Prayer Task Force.
"The students that come to pray will ask for healing for our country and hope for the future.
"These leaders of tomorrow will call upon God to give them the guidance, wisdom and courage with which to face the challenges that lay ahead."
