Clergy send festive messages, calling for peace and forgiveness as Christmas approaches
Religious and political leaders prayer for peace and forgiveness before the second Face-to-face Meeting between the parties started in September, 2019 (Photo: Supplied)Dec 18th, 2019 (SSNN)-The South Sudan Council of Church (SSCC),a religious group, has sent a festive message, calling for peace and forgiveness as Christmas almost approaches.
“On this festive day, let us ask the Lord for Peace, Healing, Forgiveness and Reconciliation for South Sudan. Let us pray that the will to resume dialogue on issues of concerns and tensions may prevail between the parties and that a negotiated solution can finally be reached, one that would allow the peaceful coexistence of communities of South Sudan,” the religious body said.
The religious leaders asked God to bless peace guarantors and make spiritual efforts to bring peace to South Sudan.
“May the Lord also sustain the efforts of all those in the international community inspired by goodwill to help that afflicted people of South Sudan, despite grave obstacles, the harmony, justice and security that it has long awaited.”
“We see Jesus in the faces of the children and people of South Sudan, wounded and torn by the conflicts that country has experienced in the last six (6) years, and where there have been the problems of natural disaster of floods, with serious humanitarian implications for its people, who suffer from hunger and the spread of diseases.”
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