Letter from Britain Yearly Meeting

TO FRIENDS AND MEETINGS IN THE USA

On behalf of Britain YM we write to express to you our deep sense of shock at the terrible events in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania last Tuesday. We hold you all in the Light of Christ at this tragic time.

With this letter comes our love and concern for those killed injured or bereaved as the result of this horrific act of inhumanity. We pray for them as those who survive come to terms with the impact of this tragedy and we pray for national leaders, especially those of the United States of America, that they may respond with wisdom and in ways that will heal the hurts of the world.

George Fox spoke of having a sense of all conditions. We can begin to have a sense of the condition of the hurt, the frightened, the shocked, the bereaved, but it is more difficult to enter into the mind of those responsible for this outrage. Whoever they are, they too are children of God and we pray that we may better understand their hurt and anger and that they may turn away from the hatred and fear which drives them to such acts of wickedness.

God is with us and weeps with us.

In Loving Friendship

Helen Rowlands
Clerk, Yearly Meeting

Roger Sturge
Clerk, Meeting for Sufferings