Help Needed

This has been on my heart when the community prayer meeting at the Bancorp South Arena got cancelled after the Grand Jury stated there was no reason to press charges against the officer that shot Ronnie Shumpert. If ever there was a time we needed to get together as a community in prayer it was then. Some months back I asked some local Pastors about getting together for prayer for our community here in Verona. I was asking a Black Church to meet with a White Church and even to cross denominational lines. Our communities and Nation are hurting and we need God's help. Some Pastors sounded enthusiastic but others not so much. One Black Pastor stated he would talk to the others to see what they think. As far as I know nothing happened. I spoke to a White Pastor and he stated, Blacks are always welcome in their congregation and besides they have an all Black congregation on such and such street of their denomination and that's the way they prefer it. My memory, not his exact words. We see our nation so divided, some very unhappy with the new President and others feel it is God's answer to prayer. Trump, Obama or Hillary will not fix this nation. If it gets fixed, it will be God.  Here is a scripture to ponder. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:17-19.  I feel the Church needs to lead in a reconciliation effort and healing  of our nation. God is the answer for our nation and our world, not the President.  Here is another scripture to ponder.  If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. 1 John 4:20. I don't know how to address it except head on.  The Church needs to be the start of reconciliation. We need God's help. The best way I know to get God's help is through prayer. I think our churches need to unite with each other in prayer for our nation and our community.  God bless, LVZ.



This is an opinion I sent to the local newspaper 3/15/17. We really need to pray for our country and our President.  God help us. I hope they print it. They asked me to shorten it up by about 60-65 words. For a person that has always been quiet and short on words. I never thought I'd see the day when I speak too many words.