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Mensaje de agosto de 2020 de la Obispa Presidente Elizabeth Eaton

La oscuridad no es un símbolo de vacío, ni de abandono de Dios. No es sinónimo de todo lo que es seco y estéril y sin vida.

Mensaje de febrero de 2020 de la Obispa Presidente Elizabeth Eaton

En esta filosofía, no hay asombro en la presencia de lo Trascendental, ni salirse de uno mismo, ni terror a la realidad y los efectos del pecado —y no en el sentido estrecho de los fracasos morales individuales— ni admiración al amor íntimo de Dios demostrado en la encarnación y la crucifixión, ni profunda gratitud por la liberación de la resurrección.

Mensaje de enero de 2020 de la Obispa Presidente Elizabeth Eaton

A los estadounidenses les encanta el juego limpio. Nos han enseñado que todos deberían tener una oportunidad equitativa. Ahora sabemos la verdad. Jesús dijo: "Conocerás la verdad, y la verdad te hará libre" (Juan 8:32). Puede doler, pero trae liberación. No somos libres hasta que todos seamos libres ".

Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton's February 2020 Message

This uniquely Lutheran understanding of the gospel is an important contribution to the Christian movement. It calls out the reality of the human condition, that we are broken and have broken creation, that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves, that we need a just and loving God who has no illusions about human nature and, at the same time, has infinite love that claims us and sets us free.

Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton's January 2020 Message

Americans love fair play. We’ve been taught that everyone should have an even chance. Now we know the truth. Jesus said, “You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free” (John 8:32). It might hurt, but it brings liberation. We are not free until all of us are free.”

Mensaje de diciembre de 2019 de la Obispa Presidente Elizabeth Eaton

Al niño Cristo le queda mucho por hacer antes de que la obra en la tierra sea terminada. Jesús llegará a la edad adulta. Enseñará, alimentará, y sanará. Jesús sufrirá la traición de sus amigos y morirá para que nosotros podamos vivir. Medito en esto en Nochebuena y oro así: “Descansa ahora, amado Hijo de la medianoche”.

Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton's December 2019 Message

There is a lot for the Christ child to do before the work on earth is done. Jesus will grow into adulthood. He will teach and feed and heal. Jesus will suffer the betrayal of his friends and will die that we might live. I think about this on Christmas Eve and pray, “Rest now, dear midnight Son.”

St. John's Journal: Cross Words Dec/Jan 2020

Sure, we all know that Advent is a time of waiting, and preparing, for things that are yet to come. And we do that pretty well. …Do we ever do that too well? That’s what Paul kept trying to tell the congregation in Thessalonica: they were getting so caught up waiting for Christ’s return that they forgot to act at all!

ELCA Presiding Bishop Statement on Israeli Civilian Settlements

Our church has consistently called for an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory, the cessation of all settlement activities and withdrawal from settlements on Palestinian territory to the 1967 boundaries, a negotiated, final status agreement between Israel and the Palestinians and the establishment of and international support for a viable, contiguous Palestinian state. We will continue to work with ecumenical and inter-religious partners who share these commitments.

ELCA Church Council Welcomes 23 New Members

The Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) met at the Lutheran Center in Chicago, Nov. 7-10. Twenty-three new members, elected by the 2019 Churchwide Assembly, were welcomed. The council serves as the ELCA’s board of directors and interim legislative authority between meetings of the Churchwide Assembly.