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The Things That Make for Peace

10/15/2018

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Middle East regional representatives present at the WDPIC 2017 International Meeting.
​The World Day of Prayer Committee of Palestine is grateful to God for so many blessings among which is the challenging responsibility of living and witnessing in and from the land of Jesus’ resurrection which announced the message of liberation, salvation and peace. No less important is the privilege of belonging to the WDP movement for over half a century, learning from and sharing with sisters around the world creative ways of becoming more involved in prayerful actions to do the Will of God. “Showing forbearance to one another in love preserves the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” (Ephesians 4:2-3), enforcing respect and equality among all of God’s creatures.

Praying from the Middle East with our sisters from Suriname in 2018 and with the Slovenians in 2019, we realize that the grievances of female human beings, though not identical, are basically similar. Though many people believe that man and woman were created to be equal (Genesis), they ignore or deny women’s rights to live in dignity despite religious teachings, all universal laws and human rights conventions. “All God’s Creation is very good” reminded us our sisters from Suriname, yet we have depleted and destroyed the earth, and we neither protect nor respect the environment.

In Palestine, we can still hear Jesus crying over Jerusalem “If you had known on this day the things which make for peace” (Luke 19:41). The injustice that is prevailing in Jesus’ Land has been so outrageous that back in 1994 the WDP of Palestine invited sisters from around the world to “Come, See and Act” hoping that together, we could  reestablish unity, reconciliation and a just peace. Today, the suffering of the oppressed, mostly children and women, is even more acute but the world refuses to learn “the things that make for peace.”
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Slovenia’s theme “Come to the table: everything is ready” is inviting us to accept the challenge of actively sharing and joining all those who are willing to be part of the Kingdom of God.
​- Nora Carmi, WDPIC Regional Rep. of the Middle East
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Walking Together Serving Justice and Peace

10/9/2018

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Left to right: Ruth Phillips, WDP Barbados/WDPIC, Patricia Newell Pennant, WDP Jamaica, Cornelia Trommer-Klimpke, WDP Germany, Fanya Burford-Berry, WDP USA, Rev. Gloria Nohemy Ulloa Alvarado WCC President for Latin America & the Caribbean
The World Council of Churches invited the World Day of Prayer to participate in the Global Consultation commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Ecumenical Decade of Churches in Solidarity with Women which took place in Kingston, Jamaica from October 2nd to 6th 2018. Four (4) WDP representatives were part of 73 participants and presenters from 45 denominations from all the continents.

The consultation was about gender justice. The focus was on celebrating our gifts, visiting the wounds and developing a vision to end gender injustice.*
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We’d like to share with you some stories that touched our hearts:
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  • The experiences of rape and violence were similar all over the world.
  • EVE for life: A program to help teenage mothers and girls who were raped and infected with HIV. These girls show remarkable bravery because they are able to disclose their HIV status and struggles on life. At the same time they mentor younger mothers who are also HIV positive.
  • Our Brazilian sisters told us that there were about 502 women in Brazil suffering from some sort of domestic violence every hour.
  • Heiwe, a native of Japan whose name means peace, emotionally shared with us the impression a Korean “Comfort Woman” made on him when she shared her story with him. 

​The spiritual life of the Global Consultation was formed by common prayers and bible studies in the morning and a symbolic ritual in the evening. A basket (or baskets) and cloth were the main symbolic elements of the spiritual life. The baskets became the “liturgical center” or “symbolic center” of the Consultation carried throughout the whole spiritual life of the Global Consultation. The basket was presented from the early stage of construction up to its completion by participants using pieces of cloth that were distributed during the session. These pieces of cloth were tied together and weaved around the half-finished basket to become the finished basket. We were asked to remember and pray for persons we knew were abused.

On Thursday, we went to the Nelson Mandela Park to make public our statement for a life free of violence. We joined WCC in renewing the call for the Thursdays in Black Campaign. A campaign that raises awareness by wearing black – as the color of women’s resilience, agency and personal efforts to resist rape and gender based violence.

In conclusion, the WDP representatives participated in every session and made the WDP movement known. We showed up and showed out. 

*For WCC press releases on the Consultation, visit their website here. 
Article and pictures by:
Fanya Burford-Berry, WDP USA
Patricia Newell Pennant, WDP Jamaica
Ruth Phillips, WDP Barbados & WDPIC Caribbean & North America Regional Representative
Cornelia Trommer-Klimpke, WDP Germany
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​En la Práctica de la Oración

10/2/2018

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Picture80 años del DMO en Brasil
​Tengo una frase en mi escritorio que dice: “Nunca eres tan grande, como cuando te arrodillas delante de Dios”. ¿Cómo lo hacemos en el Día Mundial de Oración?

El Día Mundial de Oración es un gran movimiento ecuménico de unidad de mujeres cristianas en el mundo, del cual participamos desde  América Latina. Estrechamos los lazos entre varias culturas, y nos conocemos compartiendo nuestras vivencias, tradiciones y actividades. Esto nos motiva a que, cada año, el primer viernes del mes de marzo, a celebrar con mucho entusiasmo, el día para orar. En este día en común, buscamos la restauración de unidad entre todas las naciones y pueblos, es decir, todas somos instrumentos del grande amor de nuestro Creador, amor incondicional para con todos los  seres humanos.

En 1938, recibimos el incentivo de conmemorar el Día Mundial de Oración (DMO) aquí en Brasil. Empezó con un grupo pequeño de mujeres ecuménicas y se propagó por todo el país. La primera directiva fue formada en 1973 como Consejo Nacional del Día Mundial de Oración, luego grupos regionales se formaron en varios estados. En 1980 se aprobaron los primeros estatutos del DMO Brasil y en 1988 Brasil escribió el culto del mes de marzo con el tema “Puertas Abiertas”. En el 2017, hospedamos el Encuentro Internacional del Comité Executivo del DMO. Esto fue una experiencia maravillosa  para nuestro comité nacional que recibió el apoyo de muchos grupos regionales con oraciones, ofrendas y voluntariado. Este año, conmemoramos 80 años del DMO en Brasil. Nos sentimos agradecidas a Dios por hacer parte de esta historia, y por inspirarnos a practicar el respeto, tolerancia, prudencia, sinceridad, comprensión, amistad, fe y esperanza.

Siempre divulgamos el lema del DMO - informar para orar y luego colocar nuestras acciones en práctica. Por eso, cada año compartimos las ofrendas recibidas desde las celebraciones locales con tres diferentes entidades que ayudan o capacitan a las niñas y niños, mujeres y ancianos. La celebración es en varios idiomas aquí en Brasil por ser un país de muchas culturas. Son más de 1.200 cultos realizados en muchas iglesias que inclusive tienen esta celebración oficializada  en su calendario litúrgico.

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​¿Cómo estamos divulgando en América Latina el Día Mundial de Oración? Estamos conectadas y unidas compartiendo nuestros deseos y dificultades utilizando las nuevas tecnologías para informarnos, apoyar, y superar las distancias de un país al otro.

La oración es lo más sublime que cada una de nosotras puede elevar a Dios. Todas estamos llamadas a la comunicación con Dios. La oración es la llave al corazón de Dios. La oración es el único medio para lograr una relación real y personal con Dios. Dios abrirá caminos donde no los hay. Vamos unir nuestras voces en oración por nuestra América Latina, donde hay tantas injusticias y necesidades en diferentes áreas. La oración nos da  esperanza.

Hermanas, vamos a unirnos como mujeres cristianas. Jesús vino para derribar las barreras que pueden separarnos. Hay más practicas cristianas que nos unen y muy pocas que nos separan dentro del movimiento ecuménico. Vamos ser ejemplo  de cómo trabajar unidas, y compartir nuestro amor para con todas. “Orad sin cesar” (1 Tesalonicenses 5:17).

La raíz de pedir por la unión proviene de Jesús, quien dijo: “Que todos sean uno, como tú, Padre, estás en mí y yo en ti. Que ellos también sean uno en nosotros, para que el mundo crea que tú me has enviado” (Juan 17:21). Como vemos, todo el movimiento ecuménico tiene un gran fundamento bíblico.

Vamos juntas, como Día Mundial de Oración, construyendo así un movimiento fuerte para vencer las barreras porque la mejor oración es amar…quien no sabe amar, no sabe orar, dice una canción.
Con saludos cordiales y cariño

​- Esther Susana Menke Renner, CIDMO Representante Regional de Latinoamérica
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