Prayers Reflections
2 . 10-02-2012 : Some thoughts of
Archbishop Desmond Tutu,
God is not neutral
"This God did not just talk…He showed Himself to be a doing
God. Perhaps we might add another point about God - He takes sides.
He is not a neutral God. He took the side of the slaves, the oppressed,
the victims. He is still the same even today; He sides with the poor,
the hungry, the oppressed and the victims of injustices." (Archbishop
Desmond Tutu, from Allister Sparks and Mpho A. Tutu, in 'Tutu', p.
72. )
We can be human only in fellowship
"When will we learn that human beings are of infinite value because
they have been created in the image of God, and that it is a blasphemy
to treat them as if they were less than this and to do so ultimately
recoils on those who do this? In dehumanising others, they are themselves
dehumanised. Perhaps oppression dehumanises the oppressors as much
as, if not more than, the oppressed. They need each other to become
truly free, to become human. We can be human only in fellowship, in
community, in koinonia, in peace." (Archbishop Desmond Tutu,
ibid., p. 93. )
"My humanity is bound up in yours and we can only be human together."
(Archbishop Desmond Tutu)
Human beings are not just important
"Because God became a human being, it means human beings are
not just important - they are very close to being worshiped because
we are all created in the image of God and therefore each one of us
is a God-carrier. And so, to ill-treat a human being is not just a
criminal act, it is a religious concern, because it is blasphemy."
(Archbishop Desmond Tutu, ibid., p. 56-57. )
1 . 01-03-2012 : Justice
and Peace Prayer and Prayer
to End Human Trafficking
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