Prayer on Naga Day by Rev. Y. Chingang Konyak

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Prayer on Naga Day

January 10, 2018

Rev. Y. Chingang Konyak

Rev. Y Chingang Konyak while offering the invocation for the first Naga Day celebrations bringing together Nagas from across borders at the Kohima Local Ground on January 10, 2018. Naga Day was organized by the Forum for Naga Reconciliation. (Morung Photo)

Almighty God our Heavenly Father, we are thankful to you for this great day, for bringing us together in one fellowship in the body of your Son, Jesus Christ.

Grant us now the presence and power of your Holy Spirit, as we consider the needs, both of our Churches and of our Nation, and that both may together offer ourselves willingly for your service.

With great expectations of great things from you, enable us to attempt great things to bring the Nagas together as a faithful Nation, always under your marvelous guidance.

Open our ears that we may be attentive to your voice calling for dedication of our lives to your service and uniting the broken Nagas as one strong Nation.

Bless those separated from us and grant us determination to break down the barriers among us.

In the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, let us confess our sins that have worked against unity.

Pardon us O Lord for our controversies, narrow-mindedness, unfair judgment passed against our fellow citizens, and for our stubborn refusal to see your Spirit in our activities.

For the many times that we have looked at the speck in the eye of our fellow beings, rather than at their sincere faith and goodwill.

For all the pride which we have shown to others and for our lack of understanding towards them.

For all those things in our conduct and examples by which we have obstructed our own witness and hindered the work of unity among our brothers and sisters.

For our failure to engage in sincere prayer for those whose understanding of custom and culture is different from our own.

For all undesirable conduct, forgive us O Lord.

Almighty and Living God, who has gathered your people of all ages and from all places into one ‘Naga Day,’ forgive us for the painful divisions and wounds which we, your children have brought into the household of faith. Grant us the grace to overcome our human errors and prejudices that we might walk together in the unity of our one Master.

O Lord, let the Nagas from now on strive to walk worthy of the calling with which we have been called; with all humility and meekness, with patience, bearing one another in love, careful to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Eternal God, we come to you in this hour because we need your comfort and strength. Breathe your peace into our hearts, and remove from us all fear of death.

Help us to understand that the Nagas are the chosen people, and redeemed for the light of the world.

In Jesus precious name I pray, Amen.

Rev. Y. Chingang Konyak – served as the first Executive Secretary of the Konyak Baptist Bumeinok Bangjem (Association), a Bible translator, Pastor, Secretary of Konyak Literature Committee, and peace activist among other roles in his lifetime. He has walked on foot and traveled on peace missions to Burma/Myanmar on numerous occasions. Rev. Chingang is a recipient of the prestigious Governor’s award for literature and he continues to write books, preach, and tell stories.

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