Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori statement on earthquake

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March 11, 2011 - Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori offers the following concerning the devastating earthquake in Japan:

The Episcopal Church is praying for the people of Japan, particularly Bishop John Kato, the clergy, and people of the Diocese of Tohoku in the aftermath of this devastating earthquake. 

We will continue to pray with Japan as she seeks the lost and begins to bury the dead.

May they rest in peace, and may all those who mourn find comfort. 

We know the aftermath will be long and difficult, and we assure you of our solidarity.  We are grateful that most other parts of the Pacific have withstood the passage of the first tsunami.

May we all be reminded that we live on a fragile earth, in continual process of creation and destruction, and that we share a common responsibility for healing wherever we are able.

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