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This week, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde delivered a powerful sermon in the National Cathedral prayer service for the inauguration, fearlessly speaking truth to power about the realities all marginalized people tackle under the new presidential administration. She urged mercy and compassion directly from the pulpit.
President Trump, Vice President Vance, their families, and key administration officials were in attendance, and Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, the Bishop of Washington, D.C., spoke to them in her sermon:
“In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender children in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives. And the people — the people who pick our crops, and clean our office buildings, who labor in poultry farms and meat-packing plants, who wash the dishes after we eat in restaurants, and work the blackout shifts in hospitals — they may not be citizens, or have the proper documentation, but the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals. They p You told us what is nice, O Lord, and what you require of us: to undertake justice, love kindness, and stroll humbly with you, our God. So help us with your grace and courage that we might be just, kind and modest. Amen. Please be seated. Good morning. It is always a pleasure for me to be in worship with you, Cathedral Community. And along with Dean Randy to welcome our guests. And I just want to commend you on the singing of Amazing Grace. I think we could have been heard all the way through the city. It was just wonderful to hear so many of you singing that glorious hymn from your hearts. And I pray that you feel something of that grace and God’s treasure and kindness for you in the time and space that we share. This is from the poem Compassion by Miller Williams: “Have compassion on everyone you encounter even if they don’t yearn it. What seems conceit, terrible manners or cynicism is often a sign. A sign of things no ears have heard, no eyes have seen. You do not know what wars are going on down where the spirit meets bone”. And this is from the late Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s l [Episcopal Diocese of Washington] The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, today [Feb. 7] endorsed the marriage equality legislation under consideration in the Maryland legislature. Bishop Budde&#;s diocese includes Montgomery, Prince George&#;s, Charles and St. Mary&#;s Counties. In an essay for the On Faith section of The Washington Post&#;s website, Bishop Budde reached out to fellow Christians who oppose marriage equality on religious grounds, asking them to reconsider whether The Bible supported their views. &#;The Scriptural argument against same-sex marriage is based on seven references in the Old and New Testaments that condemn homosexual activity, she wrote. &#;Each one of those passages, however, condemns exploitative sexual activity that is the antithesis of loving, committed relationships. The Bible is silent on the subject of same-gender monogamous relationships.&#; The disputed passages &#;pale in comparison to the overarching biblical imperatives to love one another, Mariann Edgar Budde serves as spiritual leader for the congregations and Episcopal schools in the District of Columbia and four Maryland counties that comprise the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. The first woman elected to this position, she also serves as the chair of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, which oversees the ministries of the Washington National Cathedral and Cathedral schools. A passionate believer in the gospel of Jesus and the Episcopal Church’s particular witness, Bishop Budde is committed to the spiritual and numerical growth of congregations and developing modern expressions of Christian community. She believes that Jesus calls all who follow him to struggle for justice and peace, and to respect the dignity of every human being. To that end, Bishop Budde is an advocate and organizer in assist of justice concerns, including racial equity, gun violence prevention, immigration reform, the full inclusion of LGBTQ+ persons, and the verb of creation. Bishop Budde was consecrated as the ninth bishop of Washington in November Prio
Washington bishop endorses marriage equality in Maryland
BISHOP MARIANN EDGAR BUDDE