"LORD, SHOW US THE FATHER"
The 2nd Oecumenical Church Congress of Saidercrayan Christians has been inaugurated at Dawsingham. In the coming five days, protestant and catholic organizations offer a huge variety of events going with the motto "Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us" (John, 14.8).
The congress began with the opening divine service in the cathedral of Dawsingham, held by bishop Ronald A. Averil. In his sermon, the bishop called upon the believers in the church, in front of one of five huge screens in the city and in front of the TV to adhere to their faith and not to neglect it for the sake of worldly allurements. "As Christians, we know: Whatever short pleasure this world may give us, it is nothing compared to the eternal pleasure we find in God and his holy son. Next to God's grace, all worldly pleasures become a puddle next to an oasis, a stone next to a diamond. Let us seek God's grace, let us see the father, and that will be enough for us."
The Oecumenical Church Congress takes place every three years since 2003 and is the biggest religious assembly in Saidercray. The next OCC will be held in Jallsborough in June 2009.
The organizers reckon with about 120,000 Christians from Saidercray and our neighbouring countries, most of them laymen between 20 and 30 years. Many of them come to discuss about God and Christianity, others are simply attracted by the opportunity to meet such a lot of people of about the same age.
idunews
The congress began with the opening divine service in the cathedral of Dawsingham, held by bishop Ronald A. Averil. In his sermon, the bishop called upon the believers in the church, in front of one of five huge screens in the city and in front of the TV to adhere to their faith and not to neglect it for the sake of worldly allurements. "As Christians, we know: Whatever short pleasure this world may give us, it is nothing compared to the eternal pleasure we find in God and his holy son. Next to God's grace, all worldly pleasures become a puddle next to an oasis, a stone next to a diamond. Let us seek God's grace, let us see the father, and that will be enough for us."
The Oecumenical Church Congress takes place every three years since 2003 and is the biggest religious assembly in Saidercray. The next OCC will be held in Jallsborough in June 2009.
The organizers reckon with about 120,000 Christians from Saidercray and our neighbouring countries, most of them laymen between 20 and 30 years. Many of them come to discuss about God and Christianity, others are simply attracted by the opportunity to meet such a lot of people of about the same age.
idunews
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