Some families prayed together. From left: Ryan Hunte Jr, mother Janelle Morris, father Ryan Hunte Sr, Rhajayla Hunte and Daquan Mayers. (Picture by Shanice King)

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on February 8, 2021

Pause for prayer

Article by Kendy

While some Barbadians stopped at midday yesterday to bow their heads in prayer, a Government minister said he would not be surprised if many did not.

Minister of Labour Colin Jordan said it was an unfortunate truth that bad news spread more than good and he did not think the news where Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley asked Barbadians to pray for the country for five minutes from noon made the appropriate rounds.

“I would not be surprised if there were a significant number of people who were not aware of the call for either prayer or reflection, according to your beliefs. It is often bad or scandalous news which spreads, so it is unlikely this would have gone viral. Let us as Barbadians get into the habit of sharing things that are uplifting so we are educated and our spirits are buoyed up,” he said.

Jordan is an elder at the Mile-and-a-Quarter Seventh-Day Adventist Church. He said the local church joined with the Dominican conference for two prayer sessions via Zoom on Wednesday and Saturday, each more than an hour long. As for yesterday, he said this was more of an individual effort and he made sure to do his part by again praying for the five minutes. (CA)

Canon Noel Burke (left) of St David’s Anglican Church watching as verger Tony Williams rings the bell to signal the start of prayer. Burke said it was important for people to come together as a spiritual community to beat COVID-19. (Picture by Reco Moore.)

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