Week Two of counting the Omer is Sunday evening, April 20, through Saturday evening, April 26.

The emphasis for our second week is renewal in the Spirit within our families — our children and our children’s children and other close family members.

Our prayers are energized by the Lord’s promise through the words of Isaiah the prophet (54:13):

All your children shall be taught by the Lord,

and great shall be the peace of your children.

Our theme passage, Joel 3:1-2, reflects the same promise and inspires our prayers for multi-generational renewal:

I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh:

your sons and daughters will prophesy,

your old men will dream dreams,

your young men will see visions.

Following Leviticus 23:15-17, we count the weeks from our deliverance from Egypt to our encounter with Adonai on Mt Sinai — the period from the resurrection of Messiah to the outpouring of the Spirit on Shavuot (Acts 2).

Our seven-week prayer campaign this year focuses on spiritual renewal, starting with personal renewal and culminating in prayer for the promised renewal and restoration of the Jewish people, as foretold by the prophet Joel: 

So, it will be afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh.

We've created a digital Omer guide to help direct your daily prayer.

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