Pastor Eric's BlogInternational Day of Prayer for Peace
On September 21, 2009, churches and communities throughout the world are committing to the International Day of Peace through prayer, meditation and other forms of spiritual observance. The International Day of Prayer for Peace was proposed at a 2004 meeting between World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia and UN secretary general Kofi Annan. The WCC’s invitation to pray for peace on 21 September, or the closest Sunday, coincides with a United Nations’ initiative that encourages “global 24-hour spiritual observation for peace,” which “is meant to demonstrate the power of prayer and other spiritual practices in promoting peace and preventing violent conflict.”
ELCA congregations, institutions, and organizations are invited to join others from around the world in praying for peace. The ELCA Lutheran Center in Chicago begins a weeklong observance of this annual World Council of Churches event with several activities including a series of brief daily video reflections. http://bit.ly/3GhiEA
Let's join our brothers and sisters in Christ today and throughout the week in praying for peace throughout the world.
Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. -- Colossians 3:14-15
The Peace of Christ be with you all,
Pastor Eric
