We are committed to mission

Jesus said to the Apostles, "As the Father has sent me, even so I send you." The Church shares not only in Christ's communion with his Father, but also in his mission from the Father to the world. This we do specifically through...

...the proclamation of his Gospel

Jesus said, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation." Because God has entrusted the Church with the joyful task of proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the world, in the words of St. Paul, we are under obligation to give this good news to all people.

...the extension of his mercy

We remember the words of Jesus: "I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me." To be a Eucharistic community is to be committed to eucharistic living. Just as our Lord gives himself to us, so we are to give ourselves in service to others.

...the promotion of his justice

Through the prophet Isaiah, God commanded his people, "Seek justice, correct oppression; defend the fatherless, plead for the widow." The Church is called to defend and seek justice for those in need: the poor, strangers, widows, orphans, children, and any who are oppressed by evil. St. Peter described the ministry of Jesus thus: "God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; and he went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him."

...and the cultivation of his beauty

The Garden of Eden, the Old Testament Tabernacle and Temple, the New Jerusalem – any place where God dwells is a place of beauty. When Christ returns, God will transform all of creation, flooding it with his glory; even the barren wilderness will blossom with beautiful trees and flowers. Whether it is a glorious cathedral, a majestic symphony or a well-kept flower bed, all beauty speaks of God and is a foretaste of the beauty of his Kingdom.

Links

• Anglican Relief and Development
• Reformed Episcopal Church Board of Foreign Missions