WCC assembly reflects real meaning of the Prayer

WCC assembly reflects real meaning of the PrayerThe assembly session on November 01, featured varied reflections from women, men, youth and church leaders from Asia, speaking on the WCC assembly theme “God of life, lead us to justice and peace”. The assembly is currently ongoing in Busan, Republic of Korea, continuing until 8 November. The complete session moderated by the WCC President for Asia, Rev. Dr Soritua Nababan, featured a wide range of issues, setting the tone for addressing issues of concern for the Asian churches.
Themes shared in the plenary included opportunities and challenges of multi-cultural and multi-religious societies, specific to Asia. It also included the history of colonialism, as well as the neo-liberal economics of capitalism and its effects on communities. Migration, threat of extremism, situations of human rights, gender justice, a critique of the dominant development paradigm and its impact on indigenous lives and ecology, were also among issues raised by the Asian presentations.
At the session the Rev. Dr Henriette Hutabarat Lebang from Indonesia, General Secretary of the Christian Conference of Asia, said, “Asian churches are reflecting on the real meaning of the prayer”. She mentioned theological responses to several issues pertinent to Asia which she said become significant for churches witnessing armed conflicts, exploitation and violence. She went on to say that in order to “respond to the mounting problems in promoting life, peace and justice for all, the churches need to work much closer than ever before.”
“In the midst of these negative forces that deny justice and peace, we need to find hope; hope, in the midst of despair. We the Asian Christians believe that the God of life will show us the path and lead us to peace with justice,” she added.
The dramatic presentations were made by Teatro Ekyumenikal of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines. Among other speakers were YangYa-Chi of Amnesty International Taiwan, Rev. Connie Semy Mella of the Philippines Central Conference of The United Methodist Church, Rev. Daniel N, Archpriest of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and Dr Deepanna Choudhrie from India. The plenary also featured greetings by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, Dr Prince Guneratnam from the Calvary Church in Malaysia and Rev. Yasutaka Watanabe, Chair of Rissho Kosei-kai's Board of Trustees, a Buddhist organization in Japan.
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