A Prayer for Nigeria in Distress.
Before you brand me a prayer warrior, let me first confess that both the title and content of the prayer below is a direct copy from the Catholic Bishops composition as far back as the June 27, 1993. This date should be familiar to students of Nigeria politics.
Remember the June 12, 1993 annulment saga. I employ all readers to read carefully the prayers below, line by line and I trust many things will immediately become evident:
It goes thus:
"All powerful and merciful Father
You are a God of justice love and peace,
You rule over all the nations of the earth,
Power and might are in your hands and no one can withstand you,
We present our country Nigeria before you,
We praise and thank you for you are the source of all we have and are,
We are sorry for all the sins we have committed and for the good deeds we have failed to do.
In your loving forgiveness keep us safe from the punishment we deserve.
Lord we are weighed down not only by uncertainties but also by moral, economic and political problems. Listen to the cries of Your people who confidently turn to You.
God of infinite goodness, our strength in adversity, our health in weakness, our comfort in sorrow
Be merciful to us your people; spare this nation Nigeria from chaos, anarchy and doom.
Bless us with your kingdom of justice, love and peace.
We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen"
This piece is not about playing on that turf or joining the now over flogged debate about the sanctity of so called June 12 1993, which at best has only succeeded in raising our political temperature. I am more interested in the completeness, profundity and the sheer prophecy of the above prayer. In fact, in a very short but powerful prose, the prayer captured the past and present story of the Nigerian state.
In God is Our Future and Hope.
Nigerians for Nigeria! ... Cj
http://catholicprofessionalsnigeria.blogspot.com/2015/03/prayer-for-nigeria-in-distress.html?m=1
Remember the June 12, 1993 annulment saga. I employ all readers to read carefully the prayers below, line by line and I trust many things will immediately become evident:
It goes thus:
"All powerful and merciful Father
You are a God of justice love and peace,
You rule over all the nations of the earth,
Power and might are in your hands and no one can withstand you,
We present our country Nigeria before you,
We praise and thank you for you are the source of all we have and are,
We are sorry for all the sins we have committed and for the good deeds we have failed to do.
In your loving forgiveness keep us safe from the punishment we deserve.
Lord we are weighed down not only by uncertainties but also by moral, economic and political problems. Listen to the cries of Your people who confidently turn to You.
God of infinite goodness, our strength in adversity, our health in weakness, our comfort in sorrow
Be merciful to us your people; spare this nation Nigeria from chaos, anarchy and doom.
Bless us with your kingdom of justice, love and peace.
We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen"
This piece is not about playing on that turf or joining the now over flogged debate about the sanctity of so called June 12 1993, which at best has only succeeded in raising our political temperature. I am more interested in the completeness, profundity and the sheer prophecy of the above prayer. In fact, in a very short but powerful prose, the prayer captured the past and present story of the Nigerian state.
In God is Our Future and Hope.
Nigerians for Nigeria! ... Cj
http://catholicprofessionalsnigeria.blogspot.com/2015/03/prayer-for-nigeria-in-distress.html?m=1
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From 1993 to date we are still praying to spare this nation Nigeria from chaos, anarchy and doom. When shall we start reaping the fruits of this prayer CJ? Because Nigeria is still suffering from chaos, anarchy and doom.
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