Saturday, November 1st
All Saints Day
All Saints Day
"Christianity stands or fails with its revolutionary protest against violence, arbitrariness, and pride of power and with its plea for the weak... Christendom adjusts itself far too easily to the worship of power. Christians should give more offense, shock the world more, than they are doing." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
As All Saints Day approaches, I am convicted by these words of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a hero and martyr of peacemakers. All Saints Day gives us an opportunity to remember the saints and martyrs throughout history whose stories and legacies serve to inspire and encourage us today. Bonhoeffer's story of resistance to the Nazi regime and commitment to the oppressed inspires me to identify my own participation in systems of oppression and conceive of ways to peacefully respond with justice.
Join us on Saturday, November 1st at 7:00 PM at St. Mark's Cathedral in Seattle, Washington to reflect upon the challenges facing our country as we prepare to participate in the national election. We will join in prayer and song as we remember the witness of saints, both ancient and modern, who inspire and encourage us as we follow the One who proclaimed, "The Spirit of the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor, freedom for the prisoner, recovery of sight for the blind, and release to the oppressed..."
St. Mark's is located at 1245 10th Ave. E. in Seattle, Washington. For more information, call (425) 379-7067, or visit http://kairos-action.org.
