As churches representing 560 million Christians across six continents joined together in an International Day of Prayer for Peace yesterday, the general secretary of the World Council of Churches called on religious communities across the globe to renew their commitment to working for a better world.
Speaking at a ceremony to mark the day at the International Centre in Geneva, which houses the WCC and a number of other ecumenical bodies, the Rev Dr Samuel Kobia said that the complex challenges facing us today should not discourage Christians from working for justice and peace.
Affirming the role of the UN, which has also identified 21 September as an annual opportunity to recommit to peace-building, Dr Kobia declared: “Together, as people of faith, we have faith in a better world.”...