Police pray for peace, unity

YOU can pray for peace and tuck a gun. That is if you are a police officer.

At 12 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, the police started its nationwide prayer for peace dubbed as #pasaLord.

The police officers in the cities of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu gathered in their respective headquarters for five minutes to pray. They all placed their closed fists on their chests, signifying their sincerity.

Police officials said the prayer is not a ritual before conducting an anti-criminality operation but an appeal to the heavens regardless of their religion.

Mandaue City Police Office Director Julian Entoma said the killings and the bombings in some parts of the country inspired them to pray.

“We invoke the Divine Providence. Even if we are issued firearms to protect ourselves, these will be useless without guidance from above. This is the right thing to do. As you can see, with the events right now, there is really a need for more people to pray,” he said.

For his part, Lapu-Lapu City Police Office Director Limuel Obon said their move to pray every noontime is their way to inspire the public to unite and aim for peace.

He urged his personnel on the field to say their prayers.

“It’s a call for Filipino citizens, regardless of their religion or belief, to pray for peace. With your hands intertwined and placed on your chest while praying, it signifies that you are an intercessor of pasaLord,” Obon said. (From FMD of SuperBalita Cebu, KAL)

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