UPPER SOUTH CAROLINA DIOCESE: Bishop says he will support deserting DSC Parishes
DIOCESE OF UPPER SOUTH CAROLINA: Bishop says he will support deserting DSC Parishes
Bishop W. Andrew Waldo Writes pastoral letter to diocese on crisis in Diocese of South Carolina
2 December 2012
Dear People of God, Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,
"Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light," we have prayed this day, this First Sunday in Advent and beginning of a new church year. Every year we pray this prayer and every time it reminds us of the tensions within our own hearts between choices that tempt us and yet may do us or others harm, and choices that seem too hard and yet may do us or others good. It reminds us of the One to whom we must in the end give an account for all our choices.
Our scriptures call us to righteousness, fullness of faith, to love for one another and just behavior toward the poor, the needy and the oppressed. They call us to watch for signs of the kingdom of God, keeping our hearts free from the weight of "dissipation, and drunkenness and the worries of this life" so that we will be alert and ready to stand before the Son of Man.
So we yearn for our lives to reflect the image of God implanted within us. And we strive to put on this "armor of light."
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
Bishop W. Andrew Waldo Writes pastoral letter to diocese on crisis in Diocese of South Carolina
2 December 2012
Dear People of God, Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,
"Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light," we have prayed this day, this First Sunday in Advent and beginning of a new church year. Every year we pray this prayer and every time it reminds us of the tensions within our own hearts between choices that tempt us and yet may do us or others harm, and choices that seem too hard and yet may do us or others good. It reminds us of the One to whom we must in the end give an account for all our choices.Our scriptures call us to righteousness, fullness of faith, to love for one another and just behavior toward the poor, the needy and the oppressed. They call us to watch for signs of the kingdom of God, keeping our hearts free from the weight of "dissipation, and drunkenness and the worries of this life" so that we will be alert and ready to stand before the Son of Man.
So we yearn for our lives to reflect the image of God implanted within us. And we strive to put on this "armor of light."
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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