MILLIONS of Christians around the world will attend services and processions this weekend to mark the resurrection.

In their prayers they will remember the suffering of people from many different religions in the trouble spots of the world.

The misery, such as that experienced during 30 year of conflict in Northern Ireland and more recently in the Balkan countries, does not differentiate between religions.

Let us hope those Easter prayers are answered and that the killing, maiming and ethnic cleansing are replaced by negotiation, understanding and tolerance.

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