The Connor Diocesan
Commitment to Reconciliation
"The Diocese of Connor, seeking to respond to the call of Jesus
Christ to follow him, commits itself to the work of reconciliation, peace-making
and bridge-building."
We affirm our belief in the reconciling call of God in Jesus Christ:
"God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ" (2 Corinthians
5)
We affirm:
God's love for all people
that Christ calls us to love our neighbours as ourselves
that Christ calls us to love our enemies and pray for them
that God wills all people to be reconciled to Himself and one another
through the cross of Christ
that God has entrusted to his people the ministry of reconciliation,
and that we are called to be ambassadors for Christ.
We confess our need to follow more closely in the footsteps of Jesus
the Peacemaker
We confess that, at times:
our attitudes and actions towards those of other ethnic, social, cultural
and religious identities have caused offence, hurt and division
we have been self-righteous and have refused to recognise our need
to change
we have been willing to condemn the violence of others, but have not
always been willing to take costly steps building peace and healing relationships
We commit ourselves to pray and to work for peace in the power of
the Holy Spirit
We commit ourselves:
to make the ministry of reconciliation a priority in our evangelism
and our prayers
to build relationships of trust and mutual respect with those from
whom we differ
to work with others for what is just and fair to everyone
to encourage local programmes of action to promote friendship, reconciliation
and goodwill
Recognising that this can only be done through God's word and spirit,
we pray that the life of our diocese and our parishes may be witness to
God's kingdom of right relationships, as we excercise the ministry of reconciliation.
The call to "be reconciled to God" is relevant in every generation
and in every culture.
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