The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East is distraught over the September 11 attacks on the United States of America. We fully and explicitly condemn those acts of terror on United States soil and on the citizens of America
The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East is distraught over the September 11 attacks on the United States of America. We fully and explicitly condemn those acts of terror on United States soil and on the citizens of America.
We forcefully denounce this inhuman and unjustified action, and we join our sufferings with the American people. On behalf of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, ordained and lay, we assure the President, the government and the people of the United States of our ceaseless prayers, calling upon Almighty God to comfort the hearts of the bereaved for the loss of their dear ones, and beseeching Him to heal all the injured in body, mind or spirit.
We call on all peace loving people in the world to join hands, minds and hearts in practicing collective common sense before forming opinions and reactions that may inadvertently affect the innocent, as well as combating evil, oppression, injustice and the killing of the innocent.
We pray for greater commitment to bringing an end to all the causes that make for war and/or hostilities, without resorting to the weapons of the evildoers, but with the weapons of God, so that ultimately peace and harmony prevail.
May God have mercy on all the suffering, and may the souls of all who perished rest in His peace, and may the hearts of all the bereaved be comforted with His love.
In Christ,
+Rt. Rev. Riah Abu El-Assal
Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem
Jerusalem
September 12, 2001
