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February 4 - National Prayer Breakfast keynote: In a world of division, be a bridge-builder

Article: One World Religion

In their keynote address at the National Prayer Breakfast, the couple behind the History Channel’s ‘The Bible’ miniseries called for efforts to unite people of different faiths, races and political beliefs. “It’s very easy to divide people and it’s very difficult to bring people together,” said producer Mark Burnett.

He and his wife, actress Roma Downey, spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast, an annual gathering of religious and civic leaders held since 1953, in Washington, D.C. Attendance at the event is generally in the thousands. “We learned to become bridge builders. And bridge-building became our mission,” he said.

She talked about the need for bridges in the 21st century. “We are at a time in the world’s history where there is so much pain and fear and division everywhere. And these divisions show up in race and in religion and in politics,” she said. “The dividing lines are easy to find. The bridges to peace are harder to build. May we all find our dividing lines and work until we’ve built our own bridges of peace across them,” Downey said. “Perhaps a good place to start is to simply see the image of God in the eyes of everyone you meet.”

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