March 24, 2020 - Urgently Needed - Prayer and Repentance

"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land."  2 Chronicles 7:14 New International Version

Here is a link to Daniel's prayer of Repentance for his people 
http://www.usccb.org/bible/daniel/9

Evangelical Fellowship of Canada calls for a Global Day of Prayer and fasting

My hope is that all our political leaders, would start to recognize that we are nothing without God. I feel a sense of urgency about this. Prayer and repentance is so very important right now and fasting if you are able. Here in Canada, we have all but abandoned God. We need only think of the  attacks on human life, young and old alike. Now is the time: now the hour to turn to Him in prayer and beg Him for His mercy.

The words below are taken from
Message on the Combat against the Coronavirus, COVID-19ON MAR 21, 2020 by Cardinal Burke 

"In the same light, a person of faith cannot consider the present calamity in which we find ourselves without considering also how distant our popular culture is from God. It is not only indifferent to His presence in our midst but openly rebellious toward Him and the good order with which He has created us and sustains us in being. 

We need only think of the commonplace violent attacks on human life, male and female, which God has made in His own image and likeness (Gn 1, 27), attacks on the innocent and defenseless unborn, and on those who have the first title to our care, those who are heavily burdened with serious illness, advanced years, or special needs. We are daily witnesses to the spread of violence in a culture which fails to respect human life.

Likewise, we need only to think of the pervasive attack upon the integrity of human sexuality, of our identity as man or woman, with the pretense of defining for ourselves, often employing violent means, a sexual identity other than that given to us by God. With ever greater concern, we witness the devastating effect on individuals and families of the so-called “gender theory.”"

Thankfully some of our Government leaders are acknowledging our dependency on God:

Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has declared Wednesday March 25th a national day of fasting and prayer as the West African country grapples with Covid-19. click here
“The disease is not an ordinary one and it demands spiritual solution to send it packing. Several terrible epidemics in the past had always been tackled through spiritual means even when there was no medical or scientific know-how," Adetoyese was quoted as saying.

Gov. Justice orders West Virginians to stay home;

announces statewide day of prayer on March 25th at this link

Mayor Cooper declared Sunday March 22, 2020 a 'day of prayer' in Nashville amid coronavirus pandemic click here

Malacanang declares fourth week of March 2020 as National Week of Prayer amid COVID-19 crisis

Read morehttps://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/3/22/malacanang-declares-fourth-week-of-march-national-week-of-prayer.html

Councillors of the City of Steinbach during a city council meeting last week, declared Sunday March 22, 2020 to be a Day of Prayer click here


Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta declared on March 17, 2020
that March 21,2020 be National Day of Prayer. click here
“We cannot ignore the need to turn to God. In these circumstances as we have done in the past as a nation, we have always turned to God first to give thanks for the many blessings that He has bestowed on our nation. "But we also turn to God to share our fears, our apprehensions, but also to seek his guidance and ever-present protection,” the President said.

President Trump declares Sunday a National Day of Prayer amid COVID-19 outbreak at this link