ELIZABETH DOBBINS / GAZETTE Pastor Doug Davidson of Medina Community Church recites a poem about the use of prayer while an audience membercopies his motions, raising of the event’s programs.

ELIZABETH DOBBINS / GAZETTE Pastor Doug Davidson recites a poem about prayer and encourages audience members act out his words.

ELIZABETH DOBBINS / GAZETTE A crowd gathers in Medina Public Square for a National Day of Prayer observance.

ELIZABETH DOBBINS / GAZETTE Medina St. Francis Xavier students read along as Pastor Doug Davidson leads them in prayer.

ELIZABETH DOBBINS / GAZETTE St. Francis Xavier eighth grader Emily Austin sings "God Bless America" in the public square as part of the National Day of Prayer.

ELIZABETH DOBBINS / GAZETTE Students and community members gathered in the public square to take part in the National Day of Prayer.