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God weeps with us in Brussels

Mar 23, 2016

Focolare Movement In Belgium and in the entire world expresses its consterntation over the tragic events in Brussels.

Dieu-pleure-avec-Bruxelles-© MICHEL-POCHET

“A Bruxelles, Dieu pleure avec nous” © Michel Pochet

 In a statement titled “God weeps with us in Brussels” the Focolare Movement states: “The terrible attacks on the morning of Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at the Zaventem airport and the Maelbeck metro station in the heart of the European district of Brussels have caused deep dismay.  We share in the pain of all those families who have lost loved ones and we support them with our prayers. We also offer prayers for all who suffer violence in so many parts of the world, and for those who commit such insane acts that are incompatible with peace.” In the face of such absurdity a question can rise in our hearts: “My God, have you abandoned us?” May Christ’s Passion, which we will commemorate on Good Friday, help us to believe that every suffering is an echo of Jesus’s cry of abandonment on the Cross. May the Resurrection give us cause to hope for the dawning of a better world.  The March 22nd attacks are an eloquent signal that invite us to double our efforts for the triumph of peace which is a fruit of solidarity and fraternity. We propose meeting daily at midday for a TIME-OUT: a moment of silence or of prayer for peace. Source: Focolari Belgio online Read more: I was there on that Tuesday morning in Brussels

   

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