Comment on Good Friday Prayer Breakfast canceled; recorded service to be released Friday

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Good Friday Prayer Breakfast has been canceled in Cedar Rapids because of the coronavirus but will be recorded and available to the public online on Friday.The program will be available at 8 a.m. at goodfridayprayerbreakfast.org featuring this year’s keynote speaker, Lee Rouson, a former New York Giants running back who is now a motivational speaker.Good Friday is the Friday before Easter Sunday, marking the day of Jesus’ death on a cross.The online program will include local residents praying for health workers, the military, the media and other areas of the local and global community.“My prayer is that people would find their peace in God, who never changes,” said Bart Woods, director of the Good Friday Prayer Breakfast.