On the Day of Reconciliation - 16 December
AgriSA has called on all churches to use the Day of Reconciliation as a national day of prayer, its president Johannes Moller said on Thursday.
“We believe this is a time for fellow believers in all denominations to reach out to one another. South Africans are living in sensitive and difficult times and we urge all churches and their members to use this day to reach out to their fellow citizen.”
He said AgriSA was of the opinion that citizens should respect one another’s rights, promote good values and interact with each other in a spirit of nation building.
The nation could, on the Day of Reconciliation, pray for a violence-free society, reconciliation and peaceful coexistence, and for decisions made by community and government leaders to be in the best interest of South Africa’s diverse communities.
The Day of Reconciliation is a public holiday held annually on December 16.
The holiday came into effect in 1994 after the end of apartheid, with the intention of fostering reconciliation and national unity.
Before 1994, December 16 was commemorated as the Day of the Vow, also known as Day of the Covenant or Dingaan’s Day. The Day of the Vow was a religious holiday commemorating the Voortrekker victory over the Zulus at the Battle of Blood River in 1838.
December 16 is also the anniversary of the 1961 founding of Umkhonto we Sizwe, which was the armed wing of the African National Congress.
Call for a National Day of Prayer
On the Day of Reconciliation - 16 December
AgriSA has called on all churches to use the Day of Reconciliation as a national day of prayer, its president Johannes Moller said on Thursday.
“We believe this is a time for fellow believers in all denominations to reach out to one another. South Africans are living in sensitive and difficult times and we urge all churches and their members to use this day to reach out to their fellow citizen.”
He said AgriSA was of the opinion that citizens should respect one another’s rights, promote good values and interact with each other in a spirit of nation building.
The nation could, on the Day of Reconciliation, pray for a violence-free society, reconciliation and peaceful coexistence, and for decisions made by community and government leaders to be in the best interest of South Africa’s diverse communities.
The Day of Reconciliation is a public holiday held annually on December 16.
The holiday came into effect in 1994 after the end of apartheid, with the intention of fostering reconciliation and national unity.
Before 1994, December 16 was commemorated as the Day of the Vow, also known as Day of the Covenant or Dingaan’s Day. The Day of the Vow was a religious holiday commemorating the Voortrekker victory over the Zulus at the Battle of Blood River in 1838.
December 16 is also the anniversary of the 1961 founding of Umkhonto we Sizwe, which was the armed wing of the African National Congress.
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