African church leaders look in the direction of Meeting in dialogue of “One Physique, One Spirit, One Hope”

(LWI) – African delegates to The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Thirteenth Meeting mentioned the Meeting theme of “One Physique, One Spirit, One Hope” on the Pre-Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, this week.

In keynote addresses, Bishop Naledzani Josephine Sikhwari, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa, and LWF Normal Secretary, Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt, supplied insights into unity, hope, and the church because the Physique of Christ.

Solidarity in expectation and motion

“The entire world, the entire creation, is craving for hope right this moment,” mentioned Normal Secretary Burghardt. Nevertheless, our globe is changing into more and more complicated. In Africa and worldwide, nervousness is rising attributable to challenges like local weather change, conflicts, and terrorism, in addition to financial uncertainty and unemployment amongst younger folks. “Faux information, conspiracy theories, and polarization add to this nervousness.”

The church buildings have a singular function to play in addressing this. “We want unity and hope,” mentioned the Normal Secretary. “Unity is created the place reconciliation between God and human beings is translated into reconciliation between human beings, which matches hand in hand with making new creation and justice seen round us.”

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