Bishop John S. Macholz, Upstate NY Synod, ELCA, prays for an end to violence against the LGBTQ community
50? Is that what it’s going to take? Or is it 60 or 75 or 100? When will we take a stand and say no more? No more killing grounded in ignorance! No more hate crimes against our brothers and sisters in the LGBTQIA community! No more deaths because someone’s skin is a different color […]
Bishop Clare Burkat, Southeastern PA Synod, ELCA, offers prayers for healing and hope for LGBTQ people
This is my prayer tonight… God of peace, mercy and justice. The suffering on this day is inconsolable, the tears overflowing, and the fear palpable. The slaying of your LGBTQ people in Orlando cries out for healing, hope and Justice.. Hear the cries of grief and the anguish of loss. Have mercy and compassion for […]
Bishop Steve Talmage, Grand Canyon Synod, ELCA, offers prayers for the LGBTQ community, action steps for Lutherans
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ: Once again our nation has been rocked by the senseless and horrific act of one human being against other human beings. Once again our President has had to address our nation because someone filled with hatred toward another and possibly motivated by extremist religious teaching has chosen to act […]
Bishop Kevin S. Kanouse, North Texas-North Louisiana Synod, ELCA, offers support to the LGBTQ community, prays for justice
My Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ in the NT-NL Mission Area: + Grace and peace be unto you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ! + As I conclude my call to the office of bishop, in these last days, I cannot help but shudder at the depth of human sin and […]
A new RIC community: Wilderness Way Community (Portland, OR)
ReconcilingWorks is proud to announce our newest RIC community: the Wilderness Way Community in Portland, Oregon! Their welcome statement reads: “The Wilderness Way Community is dedicated to liberation from oppression in all its forms. Finding our power and wisdom in the Christian tradition and the natural world, we empower all people to become fearless spiritual […]
Bishop Herman Yoos, South Carolina Synod, ELCA, prays for peace, stands with LGBTQ community
ReconcilingWorks thanks Bishop Herman Yoos, South Carolina Synod, ELCA, for pledging to support the LGBTQ community and offering prayers for peace. Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It was a year ago this week that we witnessed the massacre of the Mother Emanuel nine and the words of grace and forgiveness their families spoke to the gunman before […]
Rev. Elizabeth Eaton, ELCA Presiding Bishop: “We need to examine ourselves, individually and as a church.”
ReconcilingWorks thanks the Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for releasing this statement concerning the Orlando shooting victims and challenging the church to stand with LGBTQ people who have been othered. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, “So God created humankind in his image, in the image of […]
Bishop Jim Hazelwood, New England Synod, ELCA, offers hope to LGBTQ community, prays for change
ReconcilingWorks thanks Bishop Jim Hazelwood, New England Synod, ELCA, for his words of hope to the LGBTQ community and his call for responsible gun laws. This past weekend we held the 29th Assembly of the New England Synod under the theme “No Reservations: A Place at the Table for Everyone.” On Saturday, we received greetings from Imam Wissam Abdel-Baki and Interfaith […]
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