With an ecumenical prayer service on Ash Wednesday in St Mary’s (Sealite Mihret) cathedral of the Ethiopian Orthodox church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Ecumenical Water Network (EWN) began its annual Lenten campaign “Seven weeks for water”. This year during Lent it will raise awareness of water justice issues in Africa. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit said, in his sermon, “It is time for water justice. We cannot in the long run stop justice, as we cannot stop the water”. “This year the WCC’s pilgrimage of justice and peace has its regional focus on Africa, and accordingly, the Seven Weeks for Water in 2017 will take us on a pilgrimage of water justice in this continent”, explains Rt Rev.

Source: Ethiopian News March 01, 2017 18:24 UTC