RESOLUTION 14-11
President's Report, Issue 3 (TB, p. 330-335)
WHEREAS, To live in this world is to know our human propensity to sin against one another; and
WHEREAS, Our sin often results from our failure to help and befriend our neighbor and often causes our neighbor bodily harm; and
WHEREAS, Our nation has recently witnessed a series of illicit acts of violence and their devastating and far-reaching consequences in our communities; and
WHEREAS, The ongoing results of conflict between victims and perpetrators threatens order and rule of law in our nation; and
WHEREAS, Our Lord richly and daily provides all we need to support this body and life, defends us against all danger, and guards and protects us from all evil; and
WHEREAS, Scripture assures us that in Christ, we find the greatest example of charity and love for the other (John 15:13); therefore be it
Resolved, That congregations of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) be encouraged continuously to pray that the Lord would provide us with honest and faithful public servants and grant them courage, wisdom, strength, and compassion as they live out their vocations; and be it further
Resolved, That the LCMS, in convention pray for peace and for necessary reforms for our nation and the communities stricken by such violence; and be it further
Resolved, That the LCMS, in convention, affirm the necessity of faithfully professing that Christ has come to redeem both the victims of and the perpetrators of such violence; and be it finally
Resolved, That the LCMS, in convention, commend our nation's first-responders for their generous and 38 sacrificial devotion to helping others.