Dear Congregation,
As the Most Reverend Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, lamented in his Pentecost sermon, we face two pandemics. One is a virus which began contaminating our world this past year. The other is a virus which has plagued the history of humanity. Both pandemics affect bodies, livelihoods, and relationships. One pandemic is caused by the COVID-19 virus. The other is caused by racism. While we have been doing our part to quell the spread of COVID-19, now is the time to do our part to eliminate racism—from our institutions, policies and practices, and interpersonal actions. Read more at Earth & Altar, "A Letter to My Predominately White Congregation" |