[MLPnews] VIGIL FOR JUSTICE

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VIGIL FOR JUSTICE

A Witness of Welcome

A  Project of More Light Presbyterians

vigilforjustice at mlp.org


Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old.

I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?

 I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.       Isaiah
43: 18-19

August 2004



Dear Friends,



God is creating a new thing


 A new church

And a new world!

Do you not perceive it?



For those of us who have labored many years to build a church that welcomes
people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, these words from
Isaiah may sound like faint hope.  This year’s General Assembly left some of
us feeling once again like a people in exile, with our spiritual wells
running dry.



But even in these desert places we know that God is at work doing a new
thing, quenching our thirst, refreshing our spirits and forging a new path
for this church that we love.  We are a resurrection people who believe that
even now God is filling us with new life, this very day God is declaring
justice and reconciliation for all people.



We invite you to stand with us in this faith, and to be a witness for God’s
boundless love and justice.



>From now until the next General Assembly in 2006, More Light Presbyterians
is calling on all of our friends to join together in a “Vigil for Justice”
as we pray for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and witness for justice in
our congregations and presbyteries.  In the coming weeks we will be
preparing resources that can be used for prayer, silent witness, spiritual
renewal and solidarity.  We will distribute these resources through a
variety of means, including the More Light Presbyterians website
(http://www.mlp.org/vigilforjustice), our electronic newsletter MLP News
(subscribe at www.mlp.org), and the More Light Update.



Live into hope, people of God, for the God of love and justice is doing a
wondrous new thing




Blessings and peace,



Martha Juillerat

Rev. Kim Smith King

Rev. Barbara Battin

MLP Vigil for Justice Project Team

On behalf of More Light Presbyterians

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