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Dear Friends,
Conflicts in so many parts of the world continue to kill, divide, and break people and nations. And for the first time in decades, hunger and poverty are on the rise globally. With everything happening, it seems that achieving a world of peace and justice is an unreachable goal. |
But then we look at the incredible partners that we have around the world and the work they do every day, very often within difficult contexts. They are on the ground, taking incredible risks daily, to better their communities and the world, defending life from the systems of death.
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Idalin Luz Montes Bobé states, "Our systems try to shame us, silence us, and divide us, but the Holy Spirit unites us and imparts the ability to deliver a message. We will not be divided, ridiculed, or vilified. We all have messages about defending life—messages that God wants others to hear. The Holy Spirit is moving in our midst."
Peace and grace,
Eileen Schuhmann, Associate for Global Engagement and Resources Presbyterian Hunger Program
(Photo by Andrew Kang Bartlett) |
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Spreading the Vision of Matthew 25 across the Church |
Matthew 25 is a living translation of Jesus Christ — strengthening relationships, transforming your church, and bringing alive your commitment to those who are marginalized or in need in your community and the world around us. Make no mistake, Jesus is calling us to perform ordinary acts of compassion in daily life. But we have also been called to consider the factors that led to these conditions, to confront the causes of inequality, to confess the sin of greed and to correct the problem of poverty — whether in our own nation and neighborhood, or around the world. |
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