Are you Syrian or Latin? _ Achayan With ref. to George Fernandez letter Call for Unity- Catholic and Protestant can find unity in Christ.- I must say, it is a very good article. I wish and pray that day of one Shepard and one flock will come true. But be realistic; look at what is happening in the church- catholic, orthodox, protestant, Pentecostal alike Our beloved H.H.Pope john Paul, is trying hard to unite the churches, but the leaders talking loud for ecumenism, just do the opposite, only words-no deeds. In fact they are quite happy to stay divided the church for their survival, and to be served rather be a servant of Christ. -In luxury, living a pompous life, they are like little kings. They are least interested in the spiritual welfare of the flocks. (I am not generalizing all; there are exceptions, so pardon me). Let me tell you what happened in our parish, (not mentioning the name) which is a large parish in the Middle East. We are here as exiles, most of us are poor laborers, working in the desert heat, came here just for a living- You people dont know the real hardship here. Thank God we are given freedom to worship in this country (unlike in Saudi Arabia, pls pray for our brothers there). We had a spirit filled charismatic prayer group. Satan did not like it, he decided to split it and he won. Small number of people in the group(with selfish motives) came up with the idea of having Sero-malabar Holy masses, instead of Latin mass, which is attended by thousands of believers for many years. You might ask whats wrong with that? I will tell you, now the community is divided, going their own way. They are dividing Christ, thanks to the leaders; I mean the leaders here and the Bishops in Kerala, supporting the division. I dont think it is true sprit guided their action. Whenever we meet in the church, now everyone asking each other, are u Syrian, Latin,or Malankara---???? (I know this letter will make few annoyed, I know I will get few beatings for this), But, JYguys, you are the future of the church, you should stand up and stay united, in one body, the mystical body of our only ONE LORD, Jesus Christ, and Remember also there is only one Eucharist. PRAY FOR UNITY IN THE CHURCH. Let us pray for unity in the church, as Jesus prayed in john 17; 11(That they may be One as we are) He wants us to be united as a powerful witness to the reality of Gods love. Try to help to unite the various parts of the body of Christ-the church. Work together in humility; refuse to get sidetracked by division, brought by Satan With prayers Achayan ********************************************************************** This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] To know more about Jesus Youth, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org **********************************************************************
