eNewsletter of the Eastern Diocese
The year has reached its final weeks—traditionally a time
of tranquility and fellow-feeling, as we await the celebration of our Lord’s
birth. Yet the past month has been disfigured by acts of violence that are
deeply troubling to peace-loving people. These include another massacre in
Paris, and a grotesque act of terror in California. Threading through the
period is the ongoing tragedy involving warfare and persecution in the Middle
East—which affects our own people, our sister Christian communities, and other
religious minorities in the region.
Mourners hold candles during a vigil at San Manuel Stadium in San
Bernardino, CA.
How dispiriting it is, at the close of this 100th year
since the Armenian Genocide, to be reminded yet again that inhumanity still
reigns in this world, despite the superficial advances of the past century.
There are very few words of wisdom or consolation to
offer in the face of such dreadful episodes—except for the assurance that our
risen Lord knows the sufferings of his children, and will remember them when he
establishes his kingdom, where true peace and justice will finally prevail.
It is to him we pray—today and in the days to come—for
the souls of the departed, and for an end to the afflictions tormenting our
world. In the immortal words of our liturgy: Ungal, getso, yev voghormya;
Receive our prayers, save your people, and have mercy.
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