{"id":411,"date":"2009-12-22T15:17:37","date_gmt":"2009-12-22T21:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/?p=411"},"modified":"2009-12-22T19:57:53","modified_gmt":"2009-12-23T01:57:53","slug":"letter-to-the-editor-prayer-for-our-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/features\/letters-to-the-editor\/letter-to-the-editor-prayer-for-our-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Prayer for our nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Letters_20to_20Editor_3804196631.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-415\" title=\"Letters_20to_20Editor_380419663\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Letters_20to_20Editor_3804196631.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a>Dear Editor May I be permitted to offer this prayer for our nation?<\/p>\n<p>Heavenly Father,<\/p>\n<p>Are we following the path of Haiti?<br \/>\nAre we reliving History?<br \/>\nAre we fulfilling \/facilitating prophecy?<br \/>\nDo we as a nation have a lot to repent to you?<br \/>\nAre we on the verge of being severely punished for what we have done, failed to do or condoned?<br \/>\nAre we to be punished for prostitution of all kinds?<br \/>\nFor sacrificing the souls and minds of our youth? Have we been going against the teaching \u2018feeding the dogs at\/under the table\u2019 then using the same hand to feed the children?<br \/>\nHave we not created a never before witnessed prevalence of mental illness through a culture of dependency, low self esteem, alcoholism and drug abuse?<br \/>\nHas this attack not been aimed at our young males and strategically targeting the productive, the independent and silencing the press?<\/p>\n<p>What lessons have you shown us from our brothers and sisters suffering in Haiti? As a boy I Haiti to be the most beautiful of the Caribbean islands. What happened?<\/p>\n<p>Did not Satan use France and baby Doc (now in exile there) as a political idol, using dirty money, witchcraft and mental slavery and divide &amp; rule to rob Haiti of its resources by remote control from France?<\/p>\n<p>You have taught us that\u00a0 adult principles are formed by his environmental influences of his 1st few years of life.<\/p>\n<p>Is not our French PM giving away Da&#8217;s: Territorial waters, energy, water, mountains\/Tera (An acting PM called it: &#8220;we are helping our neighbors&#8221;) telecommunications, tourism, retail, manufacturing&#8230;Have they convinced our population that our resources are of no value to the nation?<\/p>\n<p>Even at the expense of the mental and physical health of its school children and entire villages. (asbestos, silica, asphalt and even encouraging blind idol worshipers to on mass rainy rallies in the midst of pandemic H1N1 flue)<\/p>\n<p>Are we too proud to repent for the many Haitians who perished in the greed of human trafficking through Da?<br \/>\nAre we now Dangerously Courting heavily militarized superpowers all eagerly using psychological warfare to colonize, infiltrate and control us?<\/p>\n<p>Was it not five times Dominica changed hands between the PM\u2019s French motherland and the British both fighting for our lumber and water under the pretence of saving our Kalinago and Neg maroon from the other?<\/p>\n<p>Father is it not true that Today much more is at stake?<\/p>\n<p>Doesn\u2019t Venezuela now boast to own the entire Caribbean sea?\u00a0 Is it because we are giving them Bird Island as a military\/naval post? Is it not that they are unable to store fuel on Bird Island, so Jimmit, with its uniquely sheltered deep water is a strategically convenient naval submarine and battleship refueling depot? Is this not critical for the recently acquired billions of Dollars in naval and military equipment recently purchased from Russia?<\/p>\n<p>Was that why the then minister of national security made 91 of his own constituents lose their employment at Colgate Palmolive?<\/p>\n<p>Did he not publicly tell the US ambassador she made a dumb statement? Was he that na\u00efve or did he deliberately sacrificed his constituents?<\/p>\n<p>Was it to limit the number of eyes on the night shift?<\/p>\n<p>Did they not know fully well that manufacturing goods for Human consumption could not be conducted downwind of the fuel storage fumes?<\/p>\n<p>Was it intentional China uses our relationships with others to penetrate the market and populate?<\/p>\n<p>Is France frantically after our energy, minerals(stock piled in Guadeloupe) and fishing grounds? Did \u2018our\u2019 French PM not sign over our geothermal energy to the Russians and French? Is \u2018our\u2019 French PM doing his mandatory French military service? Why is a self professed scout knowingly endangering the health of the girls guides, scouts, school children at saint Mary\u2019s primary school to the hazard of asbestos? And villagers of Layou, st.Jo, Tarou, Pt. Michelle, Loubiere, Colihaut to the harmful effects of the quarry dust? And his Jim Jones like idol worshipers (to H1N1) drunk on red&#8230;riding dangerously in open trucks on rainy days across the island? What are the definitions of genocide and treason? Are we guilty?<\/p>\n<p>Are we like the unrepentant Israelites&#8230;about to be pounced on by the massive military might of \u2018Babylon\u2019?<\/p>\n<p>While we realize that we have sinned, and are unnoticeably caught deep between superpowers, nuclear powers and those aspiring to be.<\/p>\n<p>Are we going to be like Elijah who could rely on the fiery Chariots of angels?<\/p>\n<p>Lord have we ignored your warnings? Punishment such as failing coconut, Banana\u00a0 and citrus crops, recent infestation of Red palm mite, Giant African snail\u2026the songs of your Mountain Chicken are no more\u2026You rumble and Shake us with your ever increasing earthquakes and freak hurricanes of Lenny, Dean and Omar\u2026Lord are we too proud to accept and repent? Have we forgotten your mighty wrath of David?<\/p>\n<p>What can we do?\u00a0 As our grand parents taught us, We can kneel and pray. Humbling ourselves, seeking<br \/>\nyour forgiveness?\u00a0 Can we ask forgiveness for:<\/p>\n<p>The Haitians we allowed to perish while being trafficked?<br \/>\nThe weekly youth turn Paro?<br \/>\nThe pagan religions we allowed in God&#8217;s land?<br \/>\nThe idol worship?<br \/>\nThe highest teen drug use in the Caribbean?<br \/>\nFor wrongfully teaching our youth that Sodomy is sex?<br \/>\nMaking heroes of those who live in sin?<br \/>\nFor the record high incest and child abuse?<br \/>\nFor those we exploit?<br \/>\nFor taking advantage of persons who have sought refuge in our land Rather than we<br \/>\noffering to show them your salvation?<br \/>\nFor choosing money over integrity?&#8230;<br \/>\nFor following politicians rather than you?<\/p>\n<p>Lord we pray that you open our eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Amen<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of the management and staff of Dominica News Online and its parent company.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dear Editor May I be permitted to offer this prayer for our nation? 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