This evening, the President of the United States stood in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church, lifted up a bible, and had pictures of himself taken. In so doing, he used a church building and the Holy Bible for partisan political purposes.
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
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27th Presiding Bishop of @IAmEpiscopalian. By God's grace, we are becoming a church that looks and acts like Jesus.
- Replying to @PB_CurryThis was done in a time of deep hurt and pain in our country, and his action did nothing to help us or to heal us.
- Replying to @PB_CurryFor the sake of George Floyd, for all who have wrongly suffered, and for the sake of us all, we need leaders to help us to be “one nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all.”
00:00- Replying to @PB_CurryThe bible teaches us that “God is love.” Jesus of Nazareth taught, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” The prophet Micah taught that the Lord requires us to “do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with our God.”
- Replying to @PB_CurryWe need our President, and all who hold office, to be moral leaders who help us to be a people and nation living these values.
- Replying to @PB_CurryThe bible the President held up and the church that he stood in front of represent the values of love, of justice, of compassion, and of a way to heal our hurts.
- Today is a sad day for our Church and for everyone who found the path home to our loving, liberating, life-giving God because of Rachel Held Evans. She was a fearless seeker of truth and servant of Jesus, and her witness will inspire and heal generations to come. #BecauseofRHE
- This is the ecclesiastical equivalent of plugging your mixtape when a tweet of yours goes viral @UnvirtuousAbbey
- 3/ “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” That’s America. A shining city on a hill. It is not the Christian way and it is not the American way to separate children from their parents at the borders of this country.
- Racism is wrong not simply because of name-calling, but because it denies and demeans the divine imprint on every person. - Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner #ReclaimingJesus #Episcopal #JesusMovement
- Keep watch, dear Lord with those who work or watch or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for your love's sake.
00:00 - "When we discover the redemptive power of love, we will make of this old world a new world." #anglican #episcopal #jesusmovement #royalwedding
- GOD the Holy Trinity make you strong in faith and love, defend you on every side, and guide you in truth and peace; and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. Amen. #RoyalWedding #Episcopal #Anglican
