food for thought (Nigerians especially)

Each year, we budget Billions of naira in NIGERIA sending our people on pilgrimages to Mecca and Jerusalem to pray.

We pray for Development,
We pray for long life and Good health
We pray against sudden death
We pray against accident of any kind
We pray for employment
We pray for peace.

Above all, we pray to make heaven!

In the year of the Lord Two hundred and Eighteen (2018), the Nigerian government will spend 250 Billion Naira to sponsor pilgrims to pray for the development of Nigeria among others.

250 billion can build 250 model schools
250 Billion can build 100 modern Health centers
250 billion can immunize all children in Nigeria
250 Billion can build 250 New Roads
250 Billion can build 1000 New housing estates
250 Billion can create 100,000 New jobs

We choose not to do any of these.
Rather, we choose to spend that amount to go and pray for Development!

We choose not to spent that amount to take care of our health, rather we choose to spend it to go and pray for our health!

We choose not to spend that amount to build schools and train our children to be wise, we choose to use it to go and pray for wisdom!

We choose not to spend that amount to build good roads to avoid and reduce car accidents, we choose to spend it to pray against accidents.

These are our choices. We will live with them.
Close your eyes and imagine!

How much resources have we spent over these years to pray instead of using them to develop our country?

There is nothing wrong going on pilgrimage to pray and seek the face of God. But, it should be entirely a private affair.