Letter to the editor: Prayer of reconciliation with the Jews

Notes: "Re: 'Remembering and repenting as we pray for Jews' (January 2019 Journal). One shortcoming of the Rt. Rev. Bruce Myers suggested prayer of reconciliation with the Jews, that serves to replace the current prayer for the conversion of the Jews in the 'Book of Common Prayer', is that the proposed replacement fails to mention the Christian hope that the Jewish people 'may see and confess the Lord Jesus Christ as [God's] own son and their true Messiah', which is the basic intent of the original prayer. Do we need to be sensitive when we reach out to others ? Of course ! But we don't need to cover up our crucifixes or deny the foundation of our faith. Do we look forward to the day when every knee will bow and every tongue confess the Lord Jesus ? (Phi 2:10-11) So then, how are we to be 'the aroma of Christ' (2 Cor 2:15) in an increasingly scent-free world ?" [Text of entire article.]

Subjects: Antisemitism - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada; Christianity and antisemitism - Anglican Church of Canada; Christianity and other religions - Judaism - Anglican Communion; Anglican Church of Canada. Book of Common Prayer 1959; Anglican Church of Canada. House of Bishops; Myers, Bruce (Bruce Joseph Andrew), 1972-