Moving Forward
Friday 5 February, 2010Announced today is the agreement on Policing and Justice between Sinn Fein and the DUP. Any agreement appears to be a step forward. Continue to pray, however for all the parties to find agreement together, including the UUP, SDLP, Alliance and others. There still remains outstanding and possibly significant areas of disagreement. Consultation and debate still need to take place, but we believe what we are seeing is more hope and evidence that there will be no return to the pain of our past.
Every agreement will also need “good faith” (trust between the parties) to be walked out. So, continue to pray for wisdom and strength for all those involved to deliver the best that God has for Northern Ireland. Only by God’s grace and blessing will this be accomplished; for this we pray and for this we believe. By relying upon God, we will find that He is greater than our human frailty and trials; and indeed, nothing shall be impossible for us through Christ.
Mark 11:24 says, ” Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” (KJV)
Thank you God for forward movement! Thy kingdom come; thy will be done! Indeed, right here and right now!
The full text of the agreement can be read at www.nidirect.gov.uk/castle_final_agreement15__2_-3.pdf.
