Advocacy as a Spiritual Discipline

ADVOCACY AS A SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE Lent 2012

Greetings!

....it would be very proper to place in the coat-of-arms of every pious prince
a loaf of bread instead of a lion, or a wreath of rue, or to stamp it upon the coin,
to remind both them and their subjects that by their office we have protection and peace,
and that without them we could not eat and retain our daily bread.

- Martin Luther, The Large Catechism

Advocacy as a spiritual discipline is the practice of both reminding the "princes" of our day about their responsibility to care for the most vulnerable, and reminding ourselves that doing so is one way we serve God and neighbor.

The proposed PA budget eliminates General Assistance, which assists Pennsylvanians who are sick or disabled childless adults; domestic violence survivors fleeing abuse; orphaned children and individuals who are in alcohol and other drug programs. Learn more about this program, and how to remind our leaders of its importance,

at PA Cares for All.

LUTHERAN DAY AT THE CAPITOL - MAY 9

Join advocates from around the state on for Lutheran Day at the Capitol "A Refuge for the Poor and Needy"

with a focus on advocacy on affordable housing and homelessness. Registration will begin March 11.

Yours, in Christ,

Amy Reumann