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London bombing attack: a message from the Conference of European Churches

July 8, 2005

The General Secretary of the Conference of European Churches (CEC), the Rev Dr Keith Clements, has sent the following message to CEC Member Churches in Britain and Ireland:

Christians and churches throughout Europe are united in shock, revulsion and grief at the bomb outrages in London. As yet another European city suffers attacks of indiscriminate violence we in the Conference of European Churches are united in prayer for all victims, the bereaved and injured and those who are caring for them.

We especially bear in mind our member churches in Great Britain and particularly those congregations and their pastors in London, who have suffered and yet will be sharing in Christ’s ministry of comfort and healing.

It is hard to speculate on the mentality of those who would seek to murder and wreak havoc in this way. We can only pray that they may be brought to justice and, by God’s mercy, to repentance.

Presumably they wish to spread fear and division among the people of London and Britain. For that reason, we hope and pray that Christians, Muslims, Jews and all people of faith will be bound ever more closely together in their renunciation of violence, their affirmation of the sacredness of every life in the sight of God, and God’s command to live at peace with one another.