Forgiveness and solidarity in Archbishop's Easter message
19 April 2014 Last updated at 08:20
Forgiveness and solidarity are at the heart of the Archbishop of
Wales' Easter message.
Dr Barry Morgan said God stood in solidarity with the human race
through Jesus and was willing to endure suffering and death on its
behalf.
He cites two stories from conflicts in Syria and Rwanda, which he said
illustrated the meaning of Easter.
Meanwhile, independent churches in Wales urged Christians to pray for
peace in Europe.
Dr Morgan will preach at Cardiff's Llandaff Cathedral on Easter Sunday.
He said people realised the significance of what it means to believe
in Jesus when they saw solidarity and forgiveness in the world, and
gave two examples.
One was of the Jesuit priest Father Francis who was shot dead in the
recent conflict in the city of Homs in Syria.
Before his death he had refused to abandon his Christian congregation
in spite of being besieged, having little food and being in constant
danger of shellfire.
"He could have run away at the last moment, but he chooses to face
death to tell us something about the love of God, and a God who stands
in solidarity with us," Dr Morgan said.
Pray for peace
The second example was of a Rwandan Tutsi woman, who forgave a Hutu
tribesman 20 years after he cut off her arm and killed her baby during
the genocide in the country.
"She found it incredibly hard to forgive, but she decides that in the
end that is the only way she is going to bring violence to an end," Dr
Morgan said.
"It reminds me of the risen Jesus who comes to his apostles after the
resurrection, and whereas he could have chided them for letting him
down, he says to them 'Peace be with you'."
In her Easter message, Fiona Gannon, of the Union of Welsh Independent
Churches, said Christians today should make every effort to ensure
that the "reconciliation" between European nations continues.
"Europe experienced a new life after the Second World War through the
development of an economic and cultural union which has maintained
peace between its countries for nearly seventy years," she said.
"Any attempt to create a rift in Europe must be resisted. We pray over
Easter that peace and reconciliation will continue."
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