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“To touch on just a few recent events illustrative of our deep bonds: Our global ecumenical prayer at Easter time focused on peace and reconciliation in Korea and renewed our resolve and our faith, despite present circumstances, for a future of peace,” Pillay wrote. “And this month, I offered a keynote sermon at the Ecumenical Peace Convocation, convened by the WCC and ecumenical partners, to keep the flame of ecumenical peacemaking and the possibilities of dialogue burning bright even in these uncertain times.”
Pillay reflected that he clings to the foundational conviction of God’s sovereignty—not as an excuse to leave it all up to God but as an encouragement that our work aligns with the larger vector and trajectory of God’s emerging reign in our relationships, our churches, our societies, and our world. “This is who we are as disciples of Jesus,” he wrote. “As I stressed recently, when we pray for God's Kingdom, we commit ourselves to living according to its values.”
Pillay also reflected that the vocation of the church is to light the world with faith in God, realistic hope for the future, and action for justice. “This is also the witness the world longs to see,” he wrote. “It is living the kingdom ideals and being a sign and pointer to that kingdom, even when it seems far from sight.”
