Recently, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni set a great example for leaders around the world by openly repenting of both his own sins and the sins of his country, and by dedicating his nation to God.
The following Museveni said at the National Jubilee Prayers in Namboole:
The following Museveni said at the National Jubilee Prayers in Namboole:
"Father God in heaven,
today we stand here as Ugandans, to thank you for Uganda
"I stand here today to
close the evil past and especially in the last 50 years of our national
leadership history and at the threshold of a new dispensation in the life of
this nation. I stand here on my own behalf and on behalf of my predecessors to
repent. We ask for your forgiveness.
"We confess these sins,
which have greatly hampered our national cohesion and delayed our political,
social and economic transformation.
"We confess sins of
idolatry and witchcraft which are rampant in our land. We confess sins of
shedding innocent blood, sins of political hypocrisy, dishonesty, intrigue and
betrayal.
"Forgive us of sins of
pride, tribalism and sectarianism; sins of laziness, indifference and
irresponsibility; sins of corruption and bribery that have eroded our national
resources; sins of sexual immorality, drunkenness and debauchery; sins of
unforgiveness, bitterness, hatred and revenge; sins of injustice, oppression
and exploitation; sins of rebellion, insubordination, strife and
conflict.
"These sins and many
others have characterised our past leadership, especially the last 50 years of
our history. Lord forgive us and give us a new beginning. Give us a heart to
love you, to fear you and to seek you. Take away from us all the above
sins.
"We pray for national
unity. Unite us as Ugandans and eliminate all forms of conflict, sectarianism
and tribalism. Help us to see that we are all your children, children of the
same Father. Help us to love and respect one another and to appreciate unity in
diversity. [Editor's disclaimer: we do not like this statement, as it sounds like universalism; only Christians are God's children, not those of other religions, and surely Uganda is not 100% Christian]
"We pray for prosperity
and transformation. Deliver us from ignorance, poverty and disease. As leaders,
give us wisdom to help lead our people into political, social and economic
transformation.
"We want to dedicate
this nation to you so that you will be our God and guide. We want Uganda to be
known as a nation that fears God and as a nation whose foundations are firmly
rooted in righteousness and justice to fulfil what the Bible says in Psalm
33:12: Blessed is the nation, whose God is the Lord. A people you have chosen
as your own.
"I renounce all the
evil foundations and covenants that were laid in idolatry and witchcraft. I
renounce all the satanic influence on this nation. And I hereby covenant Uganda
"I pray for all these
in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen."
Notes
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[1] Cited in "For the sins of Uganda, I repent -- Museveni," New Vision: Uganda's Leading Daily (October 18, 2012). Retrieved November 24, 2012.
[1] Cited in "For the sins of Uganda, I repent -- Museveni," New Vision: Uganda's Leading Daily (October 18, 2012). Retrieved November 24, 2012.
photo credits:London, 11th July 2012. President Yuweri Museveni of Uganda, speaking at the London Summit on Family Planning.
© Russell Watkins/Department for International Development / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY -SA 2.0)
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That is wonderful! What a testimony, and what an advancement for God's Glory.
ReplyDeleteThat was good except for the sentence that sounded universalistic (you pointed out) and that he spoke of dedicating the country to God but not specifically Christ. However, I am glad that he mentioned the Trinity in the closing statement. Let's pray that the Lord would move our leaders to dedicate America to Christ!
ReplyDeleteWaoooooooooooooooooooo he such an amazing leader.Its a wonderful testimony.We need to have leaders who have faith n God. He need to always dedicate our countries to Christ but even our lives as well need Chrisy and without him life and all are meaningless.
ReplyDeleteUm... was Jesus mentioned? Glenn Beck could have prayed that prayer.
ReplyDeleteLast line: "I pray for all these in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen."
ReplyDeleteterriergal, Glen Beck could have involked Jesus name, it would have been a different Jesus though. A Mormon could pray the Lord's prayer we find in the gospels too. The point of this article is that a professing Christian man, not a cult member, as the leader of a nation would even pray anything so thoroughly biblical. It certainly does not smell anything like a mere statement of "Jesus is Lord" with the lips. Albeit, time will tell as to the root of this amazing testimony. May God be glorified and Uganda reformed!
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