| | Bishop May urges prayers, soul-searching for peace As the war with Iraq commenced, Bishop Felton Edwin May issued a letter to all area United Methodists, expressing his sorrow at the suffering and loss of human life and affirming that as Christians, we worship and follow the Prince of Peace. He prayed for the safety of military personnel and called on United Methodists to keep in mind the suffering that other weapons of mass destruction, like hunger, poverty, AIDS and addiction, cause throughout the world. Rather than succumbing to the euphoria of anticipated victory, I urge you to be vigilant in prayer, fasting, the study of Scripture, and active witnessing for a peaceful resolution to this war and for eventual healing in Iraq and throughout the Middle East, Bishop May wrote. I further call upon all of us to engage in self-examination and soul-searching as a nation, for we must seek to understand the root causes of the anti-American sentiment felt by friends and foes alike and the terrorism that threatens our security here and around the world. |
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