Don Rentschler of Covenant Chapel reads from the Book of Psalms early Wednesday evening at the Parlor City Plaza as the public reading of Scripture returned to downtown Bluffton. The two-day event resumes at 6 a.m. Thursday and will continue throughout the day. Thursday is the National Day of Prayer and a community-wide worship service will be held at 6:15 p.m. (Photo by Dave Schultz)