Harrisburg, PA Mayor, Linda Thompson is fasting for 3 days and praying to try and resolve the city's Financial problems

Pa. Mayor, Religious Leaders Unite to Fast and Pray for Harrisburg, Christian News

June 22. 2011 original article.


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Mayor Linda Thompson of Harrisburg, Pa., is uniting with religious leaders and fasting for three days starting Wednesday for the good of the city amid a financial crisis.

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The mayor hopes that during the three days "a cooperative spirit among government leaders, the business community and citizens" will pervade as the city faces various challenges.

The fast will be based on an all liquid diet where dozens of religious leaders from Christian, Jewish, and Muslim faiths will participate. The fast will end Friday evening followed by a prayer service at Goodwin Memorial Baptist Church, where Thompson has been a member for 13 years.

Due to the city’s current financial debt of nearly $300 million and a possible bankruptcy, Thompson believes that “things … are above and beyond my control. I need God. I depend on Him for guidance – spiritual guidance. That's why it's really no struggle for me to join this fast and prayer."