Mississippi governor gives Palm Sunday prayer

Gov. Tate Reeves held a Sunday morning prayer on Facebook from his home.

IN MISSISSIPPI THAT WOULDNORMALLY MEAN PACKED CHURCHES...BUT ON THIS SUNDAY THE STATE OFMISSISSIPPISAW IT'S HIGHEST INCREASE OFCORONAVIRUS CASES AND DEATHS INA 24 HOURPERIOD...WITH THE SHELTER IN PLACE ORDERIN EFFECT-- THE GOVERNOR GAVE HIS WEEKLYPRAYFROM HIS HOME ON FACEBOOKLIVE...I KNOW THAT IT IS CHALLENGINGFORYOU, IT IS CHALLENGING TO ALLFAMILIES ACROSSMISSISSIPPI TO STAY IN AND TO DOTHING THAT REALLY DISRUPTS OURDAILY LIVES...FRIDAY REEVE'S 14 DAY STATE WIDESHELTER INPLACE ORDER WENT INTOEFFECT...WHICH MEANSCHURCHES WILL REMAIN CLOSED FOREASTERSUNDAY..WE AS CHRISTIANS KNOW WE DON'THAVE TO HAVE BIG BUILDINGS ORANYTHING TO CELEBRATEEASTER.

WE ARE GOING TOCELEBRATE REGARDLESS OFWHERE WE FIND OURSELVES.

WE AREGOING TO DO IT IN OUR HOMESWITH OUR FAMILIES, WE ARE GOINGTO DO IT ON FACEBOOK LIVE....THE LATEST NUMBERS WERE RELEASEDSHORTLY AFTER THE GOVERNOR'SLIVE FEED ENDED...SUNDAY 183 NEW CASES OF COVID-19WEREREPORTED -- WITH EIGHT NEWDEATHSCONFIRMED, IN BOLIVAR, CHOCTAW,FORREST,JACKSON, LAUDERDALE, AND LEFLORECOUNTIES...BRINGING THE DEATH TOLL INMISSISSIPPFROM CORONAVIRUS TO 43...AS WE MORN THE LOSS OF LOVEDONES WE ALSOCELEBRATE LIFE...SO THE GOVERNOR ENDED HIS SUNDAYPRAYER WITH A BIRTHDAY SHOUT OUTFORMISSISSIPANS FROM HIS FAMILY...HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

THE SHELTERIN PLACEORDER EXPIRES APRIL 20TH MARCUSHUNTER 16WAPT NEWS... SOME CHURCHES ARE OFFERINGONLINESERVICES DURING THE CORONAVIRU