Amy Sutikdja (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
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Sign Up TodayLove your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven. - Matthew 5:44-45 (NRSV)
One day, my young daughter came home from school and told me, “My best friend is going to throw a birthday party, and she has already given out the invitations.” I asked her whether she was invited. She answered, “No. My friend said she forgot to invite me. But it’s...
Jesus, our example, forgave those who hurt him.
For my enemies
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Our resolve must be different. My prayer is that we have finally reached a tipping point. My hope is that when the protests fade and the marches slow that our will as a church to truly eradicate the scourge of racism won’t dissipate but grows even stronger.”
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