GLOBAL OBSERVANCE OF 2019 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER FOR MEN AND BOYS UNDER THEME "REMEMBRANCE" ON SUNDAY, 3 NOVEMBER 2019
How does it feel
to exist, but to be treated as if you are invisible . . . to greet each new day
with the unsettling knowledge that you will be treated “less than” – by other
souls who will make assumptions about you rather than take the time to get to
know you? What is it like to speak, but not be heard
because the souls around you – even the souls who profess to love you – are
either not listening or pretending not to understand the wisdom and warnings
that punctuate your words? Who are these
souls who are made to feel “invisible” and “less than”? They are Men – Our Fathers, StepFathers,
GrandFathers, Great GrandFathers, Uncles, Great Uncles, Husbands, Sons,
Brothers, Nephews, Cousins, Neighbors, and Co-Workers. Many of these souls have lived and continue
to live exemplary lives. Under the most
difficult set of circumstances and within a harsh and unforgiving environment,
they have struggled to positively shape the minds and souls of Our Children
– the Next Generation of Leaders, Husbands, Fathers, Mothers, and Wives. In times of chaos, they have been the voice
of reason. Yet, despite their contributions
and sacrifices, collectively, Men throughout our global village remain an
untapped source of history, powerful and redemptive life lessons, and wise
counsel. Who will tell their
story? Who will ensure that their wisdom
and powerful and redemptive life lessons will not die with them?
On, Sunday,
3 November 2019, under the theme, “Remembrance”, the 2019 International
Day Of Prayer for Men And Boys, 7.8
billion souls of all faiths with whom we share Planet Earth are encouraged to
remember the Men in their lives who are and have been untapped sources of
history and have selflessly gifted each of us with wisdom and powerful and
redemptive life lessons. Inaugurated on Sunday, 14 November 2014, the International Day of Prayer for Men and Boys
is a unifying call to move the Global Interfaith Community to the “Table Of Humanity” to
collectively heal the spiritually, psychologically, and emotionally wounded
souls among us and transform toxic communities into a nurturing,
self-sustaining, and vibrant oasis.
The International Day of Prayer for Men
and Boys is a call to fill an existing vacuum of compassionate and
solutions-based leadership and to create certainty in a world that is immersed
in paralyzing uncertainty.
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