Over 100 Episcopalians from the Diocese of Kansas and beyond gathered for a Zoom Prayer Vigil for Minnesota on Monday evening January 26 led by Bishop Cathleen Bascom. She began with these words on consolation:
“We gather tonight as the Body of Christ in Kansas, seeking both consolation and courage in light of tumultuous events occurring both globally and nationally, particularly the situation of dissension and violence unfolding in Minnesota. As Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe wrote yesterday, ‘The Christian story is full of people who lived in frightening and brutal times, and who followed Jesus’ call.'”
“Tonight, we gather, people of varied opinions and varied gifts, to seek the consolation that comes from communion with God and one another. We come together as the Body of Christ devoted to experiencing and bearing forth Jesus’ Way of Love.”
“Tonight, as Jesus taught us to do, we come into the presence of the God who loves us and who loves the world. We come into the holy mystery that by prayer and scripture we can commune with the Creator, whose very existence and presence brings us consolation.”
For those who weren’t able to attend, the prayers, scriptures, and resources shared during the Zoom meeting are available for all to download here as a PDF document.
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