Title: ELCA Presiding Bishop Calls for Prayer ELCA NEWS SERVICE September 24, 1998 ELCA PRESIDING BISHOP CALLS FOR PRAYER 98-34-195-BW CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. H. George Anderson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), issued the following statment on Thursday, Sept. 24: "In the midst of the current crisis in the presidency, I join with other leaders of faith communities in calling for a time of prayer. Our elected representatives who now face important decisions deserve our support and our insistence upon a fair and bipartisan deliberative process. To our president the Church extends the promise of God's forgiveness. Forgiveness of sin, however, does not repair the damage that has been done. Personal vows and a sacred public trust have been broken. In the weeks to come, our constitutional process will need to determine the president's continuing fitness to serve. Let us pray for wisdom and courage, both for our leaders and for ourselves." For information contact: Frank Imhoff, Assoc. Director 1-773-380-2955 or [log in to unmask] http://www.elca.org/co/news/current.html