Political Ombudsman Bishop Herro Blair (centre) leads Prime Minister Bruce Golding (left) and Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller in prayer during yesterday's 'Heal the Family, Heal the Nation' prayer conference at the National Arena.
Bishop Dr. Delford Davis has requested audience with Prime Minister Bruce Golding and Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller to reveal a plan, given to him by God, which he says will put Jamaica on a course of sustained success.
Dr. Davis was speaking at the Power of Faith Ministries 'Heal the Family, Heal the Nation' national call at the National Arena, yesterday.
"I believe once we get together we are going to see a tremendous turning around if the leaders can really pull the resources they have together with all of the stakeholders," he said.
"God has spoken to me like I said; it is something I need to discuss with them which is very sensitive. It touches on the nerves of the nation and they as leaders are very central to it," he told The Gleaner after the conference.
Jamaicans abroad would return home
Dr. Davis said the plan would see Jamaicans living in the diaspora return home due to the success.
Dr. Davis also said the suffering experienced through crime and violence last year would be abated in 2008.
"Oh, I'm certainly saying there is going to be a tremendous easing of a lot of the things that have affected us, including crime and violence. We are going to see a more peaceful society, we are going to see people become more tolerant of each other, neighbourliness is going to return to a greater dimension."
While neither the Prime Minister nor the Opposition Leader confirmed whether they would be meeting with the bishop, in each of their messages to the audience they called on the Church to play its role in society.
In commenting on the theme 'Heal the Family, Heal the Nation', Mr. Golding said he would, in the near future, be embarking upon a series of initiatives which would focus on re-instilling family values within the nation.
Mrs. Simpson Miller said that, while Jamaica had a rough 2007 in relation to crime and violence, she believed prayer by the Church would help to heal the land.