From the Diocese of CT - A Statement on Madiba
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
We commend the following
statement to you, from our Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori,
on the death of Nelson Mandela. To this we add our deep gratitude for
his perseverance and transformational leadership.
The
people of The Episcopal Church join the world in mourning the death of
Nelson Mandela, prophet and witness to justice. His leadership spanned
decades, before and during imprisonment on Robben Island, and continuing
into the establishment of a nation that aspires to serve the freedom
and dignity of all human beings. He helped the world to see a shining
vision of the incarnate Reign of God. We pray that it was not simply a
brief glimpse, but that his labor may be joined to that of others,
grounding and growing a world of peace with justice for all. May God
welcome this shepherd home in peace.
The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori
Presiding Bishop and Primate
The Episcopal Church
Presiding Bishop and Primate
The Episcopal Church
In Christ,
The Rt. Rev. Ian T. Douglas
The Rt. Rev. Laura J. Ahrens
The Rt. Rev. James E. Curry
The Rt. Rev. Laura J. Ahrens
The Rt. Rev. James E. Curry
Let me add a prayer from our Book of Common Prayer:
O God, the King of saints, we praise and glorify your holy Name for all your servants who have finished their course in your faith and fear: for the blessed Virgin Mary; for the holy patriarchs, prophets, apostles, and martyrs; and for all your other righteous servants, known to us and unknown; this night we remember Nelson Mandela and we pray that, encouraged by their examples, aided by their prayers, and strengthened by their fellowship, we also may be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light; through the merits of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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A Prayer for Madiba
Go forth, revolutionary and loving soul, on your journey out of this world, in the name of God, who created you, suffered with you and liberated you.
Go home Madiba, you have selflessly done all that is good, noble and honourable for God’s people.
We will continue where you have left off, the Lord being our helper.
We now turn to you, Lord, in this hour of darkness, sadness, pain and death, in tears and mourning,
We wail, yet we believe that you will console us, that you will give us the strength to hold in our hearts and minds, and the courage to enact in our lives, the values Madiba fought and stood for.
We turn to you, Lord, and entrust Madiba’s soul to your eternal rest and loving arms as he rejoins the Madiba clan, his comrades and all the faithful departed.
We pray particularly for his closest and dearest, for Ma Graca Machel, for his children, grandchildren and all his relatives; may you surround them with your loving arms, your fatherly embrace and comfort.
At this dark time of mourning, at this perfect time when you have called him to rest and a perfect end, accept his soul and number him among the company of the redeemed in Heaven.
Console and comfort his family, South Africa and the world.
May his long walk to freedom be enjoyed and realised in our time by all of us.
MAY HE REST IN PEACE AND RISE IN GLORY!
Amen
Abp. Thabo Cape Town
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