Jamaicans urged to be hopeful despite societal issues
Published:Thursday | January 18, 2024 | 5:54 PM
Pastor of the First Missionary Church Reverend Omar Morrison is appealing to Jamaicans to be hopeful amid the issues facing the country.
Morrison, who was delivering the main address at the 44th annual National Leadership Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, said citizens must come together to build a better Jamaica.
“Our society, my brothers and sisters, needs to be rescued from this hopelessness and this madness of which we have pictures right across the nation,” he said.
He cited that the nation needs to be rescued from areas such as guns and violence, injustice, lewd music and online over-exposure of children.
“There is hope for Jamaica because the God is alive. There is hope for Jamaica because the church is alive. There is hope for Jamaica because there are citizens home and abroad who are not surrendering to 'a so the system set' mentality...There is hope for Jamaica because there are people all over this country who believe that we can overcome and are prepared to work to overcome.”
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