Morning Psalms: Psalm 96; 147:1–11
Scripture Readings: Ezra 6:1–22 or Lamentations 2:8–15; Revelation 5:1–10; Matthew 13:10–17
STM Prayer Cycle: Episcopal, Anglican and Methodist churches; the churches, people and leaders of Asia and the Middle East; STM faculty; the 10th Assembly of the World Council of Churches beginning today in Busan, Korea.
Day: October 30, 2013
Live Posts from South Korea: Icon at Opening Worship, World Council of Churches
From Dr. Mark L. Taylor, posting live from South Korea:
This was the main icon for the opening worship at the World Council of Churches in Busan, Korea. Blessed Mary with the Apostles on the Day of Pentecost.
Opening Worship at World Council of Churches
From Dr. Mark L. Taylor, posting live from South Korea:
“Just experienced opening worship at the World Council of Churches General Assembly in Busan, South Korea. Early warning, Seattle University School of Theology and Ministry folk, I’ll be bringing lots of resources back with me.
Highlights of opening worship:
- Hearing the Emmaus road story from Luke 24 chanted in Aramaic, the language of Jesus.
- Meeting a new friend, Kim Okkee, pastor of a Korean PC(USA) congregation in Houston, TX.
- Homily by the Armenian Patriarch H.H. Karekin II. Based in a deeply personal relationship with Jesus Christ and resistant to many of the socially inclusive values we hold around STM. Makes we wonder how we find language to speak of our social justice work and advocacy as love of Jesus?”
~ Dr. Mark Lloyd Taylor
Faculty Represent the School at World Council of Churches
From Dr. Mark L. Taylor, posting live from South Korea:
Photo taken outside the venue for the World Council of Churches General Assembly in Busan, Korea, by a Coptic Christian woman from Egypt named Marianne.
