Justin Trudeau offers prayer for reconciliation at National Prayer Breakfast

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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau supplied a prayer of peace and spoke of transferring collectively on the troublesome path of reconciliation at Tuesday’s Nationwide Prayer Breakfast.

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Trudeau delivered remarks to MPs and visitors gathered collectively in downtown Ottawa for the annual occasion.

It was the primary time it has been held in particular person for the reason that COVID-19 pandemic started.

Trudeau says he is aware of public well being measures launched to stem the unfold of the virus have been exhausting on religion communities, which have discovered new methods to worship.

The prime minister advised the group that prayer affords an opportunity for reflection, together with the Catholic ones he grew up with.

Trudeau then supplied up a brief prayer through which he requested for collective steerage with transferring ahead “on the typically troublesome, however needed paths of reconciliation.”