Article December 22, 1997 Issue

Prayer for peace during political unrest

David C. N. M. Kironji

My experiences with those of various nations, racial groups, and ethnic backgrounds have thoroughly convinced me that most people want the world around them to be at peace. Many have been praying for the establishment of universal peace and the true brotherhood of man.

In my own prayers for peace, I have found this comment very helpful: "The good cannot lose their God, their help in times of trouble" (Mary Baker Eddy, Miscellaneous Writings, p. 10). The truth of this statement was clearly demonstrated in Kenya some years ago when our country stood face to face with a national tragedy.

Our government was overthrown in an abortive coup d'état that kept the nation in a state of shock. For some time prior to this event, Kenya had experienced relatively few political problems, so an upheaval of this magnitude was foreign to us and really frightening. When the coup occurred, I was in the capital city, Nairobi, where the country was hit the hardest, and I can attest to the efficacy of Christian Science and to the part the Nairobi branch of The Mother Church played in the healing work carried out by different churches to help neutralize the impact of this calamity.

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