Our Dear Christians and the people of Kenya
We the Catholic bishops of Kenya wish to thank you for the warm reception of our recent letter "My Peace I give you" urging you all to Peace and Justice. As we meet in order to review the situation of our country, we once more wish to appeal to you to maintain and foster Peace and fraternity as we seek a solution to the crisis our country has been faced with.
We wish to express our support of the ongoing mediation efforts of President Kufuor of Ghana and pray for the success of these meetings. We add our voice to the call of the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI to our leaders to seek dialogue and specifically pray and hope that both President Mwai Kibaki and Hon Raila Odinga will open and take seriously the results and resolutions they will reach during the mediation. We believe that these talks will help the truth to come out about the contested election results because it is on this truth on which justice shall be built.
While these talks are going on, we single out the issue of Land as one of the underlying problematic issues that has to be addressed in the long run.
We continue to urge all our Christians and all Kenyans of good will, to continue praying for Peace and pleading for God's mercy on us all, and on our country. We ask you to observe a National prayer day on 20th January 2008, and will send you a prayer that we should use during this time. We continue to be very close to all those afflicted, both in the loss of life and property and are praying for you all.
We also urge all Kenyans to try and give material assistance to all these suffering brother and sisters. We are confident that Jesus the Prince of peace will bless our country with lasting Peace!
Peace I give You, my own peace I give you,
A peace which the world cannot give,
This is my gift to you!" (John 14, 27)
"Let Justice be our Shield and defender"
Signed:
His Eminence John Cardinal Njue
Archbishop of Nairobi, Apostolic Administrator of Murang'a & Nyeri
Chairman, Kenya Episcopal Conference
Rt. Rev. Philip Sulumeti, Vice Chairman KEC, Bishop of Kakamega and all other 22 bishops of Kenya.
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