{"id":1167,"date":"2010-12-09T18:57:06","date_gmt":"2010-12-09T22:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/?p=1167"},"modified":"2011-09-22T11:59:06","modified_gmt":"2011-09-22T16:59:06","slug":"the-ministry-of-reconciliation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/2010\/12\/the-ministry-of-reconciliation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ministry of Reconciliation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most people are familiar with the term \u201ccaste system\u201d and know that it relates to different sets of classes in India.\u00a0 While we may be aware of how our own class system affects our lives, what we may not be aware of are the strong rules that govern the caste system in India. This system of class and separation is thousands of years old.\u00a0 It has become so ingrained in the minds of most people that often this system is taken for granted.\u00a0 It\u2019s the norm.\u00a0 This staunch division of people based on caste is often not even questioned.\u00a0 The caste system has been historically used as justification for discrimination and oppression.\u00a0 As a person within the caste system, there is no motivation for compassion towards the poor or those in lower castes.\u00a0 If they are in a lower caste, then it is their fault and they are meant to be there.\u00a0 For many in the lower caste, and for those outside the caste system such as tribal people, there is no hope or justice.<\/p>\n<p>One of our partners, Truthseekers, is trying to erase this system of injustice and proclaim the truth that all people are created in the image of God.\u00a0 They are taking sincerely the biblical mandate for reconciliation given by Paul in 2 Corinthians 5 \u201cAll this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people\u2019s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. \u00a0We are therefore Christ\u2019s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.\u201d\u00a0 They are hosting reconciliation gatherings that bring together people from different castes in a spirit of understanding and upholding the belief that all people have equal worth because they are made in the image of God.\u00a0 Through sharing a meal together and other activities, Truthseekers are following God\u2019s call to bring reconciliation to all people and break the systems of injustice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2010\/12\/India-Truthseekers-Update-8.10-1.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[1167]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1169 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2010\/12\/India-Truthseekers-Update-8.10-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"341\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please pray for reconciliation and dignity among the people of India, and pray about the ways that you can support Covenant World Relief in our efforts to be be reconciled and bring reconciliation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;by Lizzy Lwanga, CWR intern<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr?moderation_action=report_form&#038;object_type=post&#038;object_id=1167&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most people are familiar with the term \u201ccaste system\u201d and know that it relates to different sets of classes in India.\u00a0 While we may be aware of how our own class system affects our lives, what we may not be aware of are the strong rules that govern the caste system in India. 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