Religious Community Ahead of Easter... "Let's Pray for Unity"

On the 8th, ahead of Easter, the religious community issued Easter messages.

The Korea Christian Federation announced on the 3rd, through a message from Chairman Lee Young-hoon (Senior Pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church), "Let us pray for true harmony and unity in our society."

Chairman Lee said, "On this Easter, let us strive to truly understand, forgive, and unite with one another by emulating the sacrifice and humility of Jesus Christ in a Korean society divided by factionalism and disputes over vested interests," adding, "Let us pray and work so that all denominations and sects, progressives and conservatives, men and women, the wealthy and the poor, people with disabilities and multicultural families, all of us may understand each other and create a beautiful harmony."

He continued by saying, "Let us pray that the grace of peace and restoration may come to our North Korean compatriots, those suffering from the war in Ukraine, the victims of the earthquake in Turkiye and Syria, and those suffering from lack of jobs and homes."

The Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul, through a message from Archbishop Jeong Soon-taek, expressed, "We pray that the grace, life, and new hope of the Lord's resurrection will fill the whole world."

Bishop Jeong Sun-taek of the Archdiocese of Seoul [Photo by the Archdiocese of Seoul]

Archbishop Jeong encouraged, "Although the COVID-19 pandemic is ending, various difficult situations are unfolding in our lives. Let us draw new hope by encountering the risen Jesus," and urged, "Let us open our eyes to neighbors who are more struggling than ourselves, share warm hands, and start something small that we can all walk together."

He also said, "We pray that the new life and new light of the resurrection will widely shine upon all those in hardship, especially our compatriots in the North, as well as warmly illuminate all victims of the Ukraine-Russia war and the earthquake victims in Turkiye and Syria."

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