A Message from Bishop Carrie
- Christ Episcopal Church
- 39 minutes ago
- 2 min read
Dear Diocese of Maryland,
“This world is too dangerous for anything but truth and too small for anything but love,” words from the renowned preacher, William Sloane Coffin, which I often include when pronouncing God’s blessing. These words have been a touchstone for me for many years, and I find myself grasping them even closer in these days.
Today, Episcopal Bishops from across our church launched a message to the nation, calling for justice, peace, and hope.
This started with one small text last Sunday to a group of bishops asking, “Should we figure out something to do?” The replies came back in rapid fire: Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.
We gathered to discern, pray, and strategize and a grass-roots effort among bishops was born. I share this process because any of us can do this:
Reach out in our confusion and concern to others
Pray together
Wonder together
Discern together
And do the next right thing
We’ll be talking more in the coming days and weeks - and perhaps longer, if needed, about how to be the best neighbors we can be to the most vulnerable among us.
Please commit to prayer and discernment for yourself and within your community of faith. Every act of courage matters. We must keep showing up for one another. This work begins with small, faithful steps. We are bound together because we are all made in the image of God.
The question before us is simple and urgent: Whose dignity matters? Our faith gives a clear answer: Everyone’s.
In the meantime, we pray — on our own and together — that for the peace of God which passes all understanding.
Faithfully,
The Rt. Rev. Carrie Schofield-Broadbent
Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
