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Irmãs compartilham sabedoria de suas vidas com raízes em Cristo para a próxima semana de oração pela unidade

Os novos materiais disponibilizados para a Semana de Oração pela Unidade dos Cristãos, marcada para o ano que vem, se valem de diversas experiências de vida comunitária contemplativa para nos guiar em uma jornada de oração cujos frutos são a reconciliação e solidariedade. Encarregada de preparar a versão preliminar dos materiais para a edição de 2021, a Comunidade de Grandchamp, na Suíça, escolheu o tema “Permanecei no meu amor e produzireis muitos frutos” (ver Jo 15, 5-9).

WCC urges: “give highest priority to protect life”

In a pastoral letter to WCC member churches and ecumenical partners, WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit and WCC moderator Dr Agnes Abuom urged people to give highest priority to “doing whatever we can do to protect life” and “This is a time to touch each other’s hearts, by what we say, what we share, what we do – and what we do not do – to protect the life God loves so much.”

Subsídios para a Semana de Oração pela Unidade dos Cristãos em 2020

Os materiais para a Semana de Oração pela Unidade Cristã de 2020 foram preparados pelas Igrejas cristãs em Malta e Gozo (Cristãos Unidos em Malta). Em 10 de fevereiro, muitos cristãos em Malta celebram a festa do naufrágio de São Paulo, destacando e agradecendo a chegada da fé cristã nessas ilhas. A leitura de Atos dos Apóstolos usada na festa é o texto escolhido para a Semana de Oração deste ano.

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Seven Weeks for Water 2019, week 7: "Privatisation of water: an onslaught to the human right to water in Asia", by Ismael Fisco Jr.

The seventh and last reflection of the “Seven Weeks for Water 2019” of the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Water Network is by Ismael Fisco Jr., a young adult from the United Methodist Church in the Philippines, and former Chairperson of the ecumenical youth movement Kalipunan ng Kristiyanong Kabataan sa Pilipinas (KKKP). He currently works as Director for an international digital publishing company while pursuing his Law degree. He writes for several publications and was part of the communication team of past General Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA). In this reflection, Ismael laments the recent water crisis in Manila, Philippines, which is his home country. Inspired by Isaiah 55:1, he argues that water should not be commodified and therefore must not be privatised. He proposes that the blue community is the way to go to address the water crisis.

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Seven Weeks for Water 2019, week 6: "Leaving no one behind: the crux of water for all in the context of SDG 6", by Dinesh Suna

The sixth reflection of the “Seven Weeks for Water 2019” of the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Water Network is by Dinesh Suna, coordinator of the network. Suna comes from the Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church in Odisha, India. In the following reflection, Suna emphasises that "the lost, the least and the last" are at the heart of both the Bible as well as the Sustainable Development Goals. From the gospel according to Luke, Suna identifies parables by Jesus that demonstrate Jesus’s preference for vulnerable communities and challenge us to have that positive bias towards them.

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Seven Weeks fo Water 2019, week 5: "Securing water for food security and climate adaptation", by Athena Peralta and Manoj Kurian

The fifth reflection of the “Seven Weeks for Water 2019” of World Council of Churches’ Ecumenical Water Network is done jointly by Dr Manoj Kurian and Ms Athena Peralta, the Coordinator of WCC-Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance and Programme Executive of WCC Economic and Ecological Justice programmes respectively. In the following reflection, they underline the nexus between water, food and climate change and how our irresponsible consumption pattern on one can influence the other sectors.  They further challenge us to review our footprints on water, climate change etc and encourage us to take actions this Lent for making our planet more sustainable.

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Seven Weeks for Water 2019, week 4: "Stigma and discrimination: an impediment to human right to water, with specific reference to Casteism in India", by Rev. Dr Raj Bharat Patta

The fourth reflection of the “Seven Weeks for Water 2019” of World Council of Churches’ Ecumenical Water Network is by Rev. Dr Raj BharatPatta, an ordained minister of the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church in India. He has recently completed his PhD on the topic Subaltern Public Theology for India from the University of Manchester, UK. He served the Student Christian Movement of India as its national General Secretary and also the National Council of Churches in India as one of its Executive Secretaries, particularly focusing on Dalit and indigenous people. He currently serves as an Authorised Presbyter at the Stockport Methodist Circuit in UK with a pastoral charge of three churches. In the following reflection, he narrates the story of Hagar through her voice, when she was left in the desert to fend for herself without an adequate supply of water to survive with and to keep her son Ishmael alive. Patta, draws similarities between the Dalit communities in India and that of Hagar, when it comes to access to water.

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Seven Weeks for Water 2019, week 3: "God’s Gift of Water", by Grace Ji-Sun Kim

The third reflection of the “Seven Weeks for Water 2019” of World Council of Churches’ Ecumenical Water Network is by Grace Ji-Sun Kim, an ordained minister of PC (USA). She received her PhD from the University of Toronto and works as an Associate Professor of Theology at Earlham School of Religion. She is a prolific writer and the author or editor of 16 books including, Making Peace with the Earth. Kim is part of the World Council of Churches working group on climate change. In this reflection, she recollects her early days in Korea and how she looked at the water then and now, as an eco-feminist theologian. She further reflects on the promise of God "I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground…" and contrasts it with today's consumeristic lifestyle, which is polluting our water bodies and denying millions from enjoying this life-giving gift of God – Water!

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Seven Weeks for Water 2019, week 2: "Pilgrimage of water justice in the context of India", by Metropolitan Dr. Geevarghese Mor Coorilos

The second Reflection of the “Seven Weeks for Water 2019” of World Council of Churches’ Ecumenical Water Network is by Metropolitan Dr. Geevarghese Mor Coorilos, the Bishop of Niranam diocese of the Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church in India. He also serves the World Council of Churches as Moderator of the Commission on World Mission and Evangelism.  In this reflection, he elaborates on the story of Jesus's encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well and relates it to the Indian context of caste untouchability and discrimination.

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Seven Weeks for Water 2019, week 1: "Challenging “gendered water”: an important step towards women’s empowerment", by Renemsongla Ozukum

The first Reflection of the “Seven Weeks for Water” of World Council of Churches’ Ecumenical Water Network is by Renemsongla Ozukum, a theologian and a member of the Baptist Church Council, Nagaland India. She has been engaging with grassroots women in North East India for more than a decade. Married to Pangernungba Kechu, she is enjoying learning child theology from her two adorable sons Lenir and Akumdong Kechu. In this reflection she recalls her childhood in North East India as to how she related to water. She further  goes on to dissect the “gendered waters” where girls and women are subjected to exploitation, losing productivity and discriminated against.

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Subsídios para a Semana de Oração pela Unidade dos Cristãos em 2019

A Semana de Oração pela Unidade Cristã em 2019 foi preparada por cristãos da Indonésia. Com uma população de 265 milhões, 86% dos quais se identificam como muçulmanos, a Indonésia é bem conhecida como o país que tem a maior população muçulmana. No entanto, 10% dos indonésios são cristãos de tradições diversas. Tanto em termos de população como de grande extensão de terra, a Indonésia é a maior nação do sudeste da Ásia. Tem mais de 17.000 ilhas, 1.340 diferentes grupos étnicos e mais de 740 línguas locais, mas ainda assim está unida na sua pluralidade pela língua nacional Bahasa Indonésia. A nação se baseia em cinco princípios chamados Pancasila, com o lema Bhineka Tunggal Ika (unidade na diversidade). No meio da diversidade de etnias, linguagem e religião, os indonésios têm vivido pelo princípio de gotong royong, que é viver em solidariedade e com colaboração. Isso significa ter partilha nos diversos campos da vida, no trabalho, nas tristezas e festividades, vendo todos os indonésios como irmãos e irmãs. Essa sempre frágil harmonia é hoje ameaçada de novas maneiras. Muito do crescimento econômico que a Indonésia tem experimentado em décadas recentes tem sido construído com um sistema centrado na competição. Isso está em evidente contraste com a colaboração de gotong royong. A corrupção é experimentada de muitas maneiras. Ela infecta a política e os empreendimentos, frequentemente com consequências devastadoras para o ambiente. Em particular, a corrupção enfraquece a justiça e a implementação da lei. Movidos por essas considerações, os cristãos da Indonésia sentiram que as palavras do Deuteronômio - "procurarás a justiça, nada além da justiça" (veja Dt 16, 18-20) - falavam fortemente sobre sua situação e suas necessidades. Antes do povo de Deus entrar na terra que Deus lhes tinha prometido, eles fizeram a renovação de seu compromisso com a Aliança que Deus estabelecera com eles.

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