This will be a hit and run diary but I am so proud of my church that I had to share with you.
Today the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) put out an action alert urging members to contact congress about Syria. He explains:
Yesterday I received a letter from the General Secretary of the General Synod of the Synod of Syria and Lebanon, and he writes, “We urge the international powers to refrain from the use of power against Syria, as any strike from the U.S.A. or any other power will only multiply the suffering and the human destruction. We appeal to all who are able, by the name of the God of love, to help bring violence to an end. Help the Syrians to come together and together build a new Syria.”
And reminds us about the statements the General Assembly made about Syria when it met last summer.
* To support a mediated process of the cessation of violence by all perpetrators,
* To call for outside parties to cease all forms of intervention in Syria,
* To support a necessary and strong role for the United Nations, and
* To refrain from military intervention in Syria
He also urges us to pray.
I don't have any comments, but I did want to share.
I have added a link to the letter from General Secretary of the General Synod of the Synod of Syria and Lebanon. It is a very powerful letter. I hope the link works.