Cry of the Nation

THE EDITOR: As a nation, we must turn to the Lord, put away our abominable idols for it is written, blessed is the Nation whose God is the Lord.

Break up your fallow ground, do not sow among thorns, circumcise your hearts to the Lord. The enemy, like a roaring lion, goes about seeking whom he may devour. In the form of banditry, domestic violence, school violence, road carnage, etc. He sets out to steal, kill and destroy. Because of this, we must fast and pray and call on the mercy of the Lord.

It seems as though the heart of those in authority, including the priests, pastors are failing them for fear for when they say crime is on the decrease and you look twice, we see it becoming more and more gruesome, more frequent. Woe unto us if God does not intervene on Trinidad, wash the evil from your heart and be saved. How long will you harbour wicked thoughts of racism, segregation? Our crooked ways and deeds have brought this calamity upon us. It is a bitter pill to swallow.

O Lord, have mercy on us! Calamity after calamity in the land. One day you’re here and the next day you’re gone. How long again must we face up with this curse? There are those who have turned aside and become useless, they don’t seek for God, their feet are swift to shed blood, destruction and misery are in their paths, there is no fear of God before their eyes. Although the women dress themselves fashionably in vain, they do so because their own lover turns on them to destroy them. As the Lord lives, if we repent we will bless ourselves in him and in him alone we will boast.

IAN  CROSS
Arima