All Souls Day
November 2, 2020
Dear friends in Christ,
The coming days will be a time of heightened anxiety.
In the midst of a climate of fear and division, our call as Christians remains the same as ever. We are to do what the Church has always done, especially under trial.
Keep our eyes focused on Jesus Christ and abide in Him, as He abides in us.
Put aside all temptations to hatred, anger and despair.
Be imitators of our Lord. Pray constantly.
Stand with the oppressed. Defend the weak.
In all things, insofar as it depends on us, pursue the things that make for peace.
And the God of peace will be with us.
These are easier words to say than they are to fulfill. Yet Christ has promised that the Holy Spirit working in us will see that we fulfill them.
So, if you haven’t voted yet, vote. Even if you have, help someone else get to the polls. And beyond that, let the mercy and peace of Christ spread from our words and actions into a hurting world.
Faithfully your bishop,
(The Right Reverend) Dorsey W.M. McConnell, D.D.
VIII Bishop of Pittsburgh