Dear Editor,
Jesus and his disciples met on several occasions to have prayer breakfasts and business meetings.
I think the holding of prayer breakfasts in Jamaica should go straight down to the wire and become a habitual or traditional custom because it's a very good thing to have and to behold our leaders being put at the centre stage for prayer.
All those who want to see the National Prayer Breakfast being boycotted, for whatever reason, should think again. How many times for the year do our leaders meet together for devotion, before the opening of Parliament? And meetings like this are more important than some of the ones they have in the Senate. Taking a little time out for prayer, each day, should become a norm in the House
of Representatives.
If prayer breakfasts have the right content and ingredients combined in them, they can be like a strong glue that can profoundly affect and penetrate a people with love and compassion. And this is good for Jamaica, as it will help in weeding out the wrong and replacing it with unconditional love. The attendees will leave their tables, licking their fingers with satisfaction and enjoyment, while being renewed to stay the course.
Some people may not agree, but it's very important for the State to continue this type of meeting, because it can be a source of encouragement and upliftment to our leaders; can set the stage for clear vision and insights for them to launch out in confidence and assurance; and can help in tackling the challenges and demands that confront them. It can also be a time used for them to examine themselves.
The lessons that our leaders can learn from a prayer breakfast meeting can be powerful stepping stones for them to keep Jamaica from further decadence and gloom.
There is something absolutely remarkable about a prayer breakfast, and this most recent one, on January 16, 2014, was extra special. Rev Dr Delford Davis has given the nation the right kind of breakfast, another New Year's message, especially to our leaders.
It was so remarkable to see Davis call on Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Opposition Leader Andrew Holness to join him at the altar for prayer. And they held hands and prayed together.
It is hoped that the apt theme "Courageous leadership for challenging times" will stimulate the willpower to combat the diabolical forces attacking us to root out our ills.
Donald J McKoy
donaldmckoy2010@hotmail.com
Remarkable prayer breakfast
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Jesus and his disciples met on several occasions to have prayer breakfasts and business meetings.
I think the holding of prayer breakfasts in Jamaica should go straight down to the wire and become a habitual or traditional custom because it's a very good thing to have and to behold our leaders being put at the centre stage for prayer.
All those who want to see the National Prayer Breakfast being boycotted, for whatever reason, should think again. How many times for the year do our leaders meet together for devotion, before the opening of Parliament? And meetings like this are more important than some of the ones they have in the Senate. Taking a little time out for prayer, each day, should become a norm in the House
of Representatives.
If prayer breakfasts have the right content and ingredients combined in them, they can be like a strong glue that can profoundly affect and penetrate a people with love and compassion. And this is good for Jamaica, as it will help in weeding out the wrong and replacing it with unconditional love. The attendees will leave their tables, licking their fingers with satisfaction and enjoyment, while being renewed to stay the course.
Some people may not agree, but it's very important for the State to continue this type of meeting, because it can be a source of encouragement and upliftment to our leaders; can set the stage for clear vision and insights for them to launch out in confidence and assurance; and can help in tackling the challenges and demands that confront them. It can also be a time used for them to examine themselves.
The lessons that our leaders can learn from a prayer breakfast meeting can be powerful stepping stones for them to keep Jamaica from further decadence and gloom.
There is something absolutely remarkable about a prayer breakfast, and this most recent one, on January 16, 2014, was extra special. Rev Dr Delford Davis has given the nation the right kind of breakfast, another New Year's message, especially to our leaders.
It was so remarkable to see Davis call on Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Opposition Leader Andrew Holness to join him at the altar for prayer. And they held hands and prayed together.
It is hoped that the apt theme "Courageous leadership for challenging times" will stimulate the willpower to combat the diabolical forces attacking us to root out our ills.
Donald J McKoy
donaldmckoy2010@hotmail.com
Remarkable prayer breakfast
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