NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER AGAINST VIOLENCE

President Hifikepunye Pohamba, in a special address to the nation on Friday night, declared 6 March as the National Day of Prayer against Violence.

He said too much pain and suffering have been caused, “The lives of too many women and girls have been destroyed or disrupted. Too much pain and suffering have been caused. The carnage must stop, and it must stop immediately.”  He called on various measures against gender-based violence.

The call for a day of prayer against violence has been questioned in the Editorial of a major newspaper. Click here God Save us from Who? for full details.

In reaction to the editorial here are some of the comments:

Congratulation to the President for calling a National Day of Prayer. If, anyone, we should first engage God. You can’t trust laws and other humans to bring peace in any situation. The President did the right thing. As human beings we shouldn’t forget that we didn’t create ourselves. Putting laws in place doesn’t prevent human beings from doing wrong. Just lures them into doing it in hope of not getting caught. You can’t modify the behavior of man. Only yielding to God, and walking in love can allow man to make the choice of shunning evil. Man can’t love without knowing love himself and love is God. So, again I say well done to the President this shall be remembered in the terms in which he served the nation. - Nashikoto Hetty Nangolo

Prayer can change the situation. Yes, we are mourning our daughters, sisters and mothers killed by men but i don't understand why we are blaming leaders so much, the killers are staying near us (in our houses, our friend and our sons we rise up). Lets join hands and fight crime. I support prayers. Father GOD can change the hearts of people. Let's pray for our nation everyday and council our fellow citizens when we identify them having difficulties before they commit such crimes. - Ndinelao N.

Will you join us in prayers for our Nation and against this evil amongst us. Pray for a change of heart resulting into holy conduct. Pray that God will comfort and protect those in pain. Use Scripture and pray as the Spirit leads.

• The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? Jeremiah 17:9 
• And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men, for not everyone has faith. 2 Thessalonians 3:2 
• Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God––this is your spiritual act of worship. 2  Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is––his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:1 - 2
• Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5

May we also remind you that Friday 7th of March is the Women World Day of Prayer. This also presents an opportunity to pray against violence in Namiba, Egypt (the focus country) and all over the world.

Sources:
Cabinet toughens stance on violence, calls for prayers
Nation of sick men
God Save us from Who?