Christmas Greeting 2016

In this year’s Christmas message, LWF President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan reflects on the Joint Catholic-Lutheran Commemoration of the Reformation in Lund in October, which also marked nearly 50 years of continued dialogue. He says the historic event offered opportunity for both ecumenical partners to mutually see and affirm a Gospel-centered faithfulness that is “carrying us from conflict to communion.”

Younan, bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, invites all LWF member churches to embrace the Christmas period with joy despite many challenges, because “the beautiful images and messages of happiness often stand in contrast to the problems and conflict we see around the world.”