{"id":21745,"date":"2021-01-18T11:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T19:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/?p=21745"},"modified":"2021-01-21T11:02:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T19:02:43","slug":"church-as-beloved-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/church-as-beloved-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Church as Beloved Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Pastoral Letter from Bishop Elaine JW Stanovsky \u2022 January 2021<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>To the majority white United Methodists in the Greater Northwest Area, with an invitation to others to listen in and join the conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But now, thanks to Christ Jesus, you who once were so far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ\u2026. He broke down the barrier of hatred that divided us\u2026. So now you are no longer strangers and aliens. Christ is building you into a place where God lives through the Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\">Ephesians 2, Selections<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beloved in Christ, I have carried you in my heart and prayers every waking moment through these seasons of pandemic, racial reckoning, civic unrest and violent attack on the U.S. Capitol. As we lament the image of a flag of the Confederacy waved brazenly in the Capitol, and brace for more extremist violence there and in state capitols across the country, the burden is heavy on people of conscience, who live in faith, hope and love through such demanding events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I pray for the outgoing president, Mr. Trump, and for the incoming president, Mr. Biden, for elected and appointed government servants in every place and role. 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