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Most Rev. omas K Oommen
CSI Moderator & Bishop
Dear Youngsters of Church of South India,
With great and cheerful heart I am extending my ardent greeting to you on this celebrating occasion
of the second National Youth Conference.
e Church is been called to be the ray of hope in these cynical times. In these unjust times, to be
the witness of Christ is to be counted as privilege as a church. Like a fresh brook in the desert, the
church should quench the thirst of many. For that the youth of the church has a vital role. Unless
we seek the truth and do the justice, we fail to become a blessing to many. Jesus Christ meets the
men and women of every age with the same words: ‘You will know the truth and the truth will make
you free’ (Jn 8:32). ese words contain both a fundamental requirement and a warning: the requirement
of an honest relationship to truth as a condition for authentic freedom, and the warning
to avoid every kind of illusory freedom, every superficial unilateral freedom, every freedom that fails
to enter into the whole truth about the human being and the world. is message still speaks to this
generation.
I am honored to convey my wishes and prayers to all the delegates from all over India who belong
to Church of South India. I congratulate Rev. T. T. Santhosh, all other office bearers of the National
Youth Conference and the Church Committee members of Immanuel CSI Malayalam Church for
their admirable efforts in conducting the Synod Youth Conference.
With prayerful regards,
†e Most Rev. omas K. Oommen
CSI Moderator & Kottayam
Bishop in Madhya Kerala Diocese
12 th October 2019
Kottayam
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