Statement from Dean of Anglican Church of Nepal in Response to Church Bomb Blast

Monday, May 25, 2009 • 3:47 pm

In response to the troubling news of the bomb blast at a church, there is this statement from the Anglican Church of Nepal [received via email]:

We are shocked and saddened by the violence used against Christians while worshipping in Nepal this morning. We deplore the use of terror and the targeting of innocent civilians in this atrocity. May God comfort the families of the deceased in their grief and may they sense the presence of Jesus Christ with them in their sorrow and loss. We will keep them and the injured in our prayers. We extend our condolences to them, to the Roman Catholic community of the Church of the Assumption and to the wider Catholic community in Nepal. We are also aware that this leaves many other Christian Churches in Nepal in an unsettled and anxious state. We extend to all our prayers for peace and for safety.
The Revd Norman Beale
Dean
Anglican Church of Nepal

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This is horrible news.

Receive them oh Lord who placed their trust in You. May the saints welcome them, the host of angels protect them them, the heavenly choirs sing for them. Grant that they with all the faithful rest in peace and rise in glory.

FWIW
jimB

[1] Posted by jimB on 05-26-2009 at 08:49 AM • top

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