In May, we celebrate Asian heritage in The United Church of Canada. Chinese and Japanese congregations took part in church union; strong Korean and Filipino communities have taken shape since. The Very Rev. Sang Chul Lee became the church's first Moderator of Asian heritage in 1988. The intercultural vitality of the church continues to expand today, including through mutual recognition of ministries with The Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK) and The United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP). In Korean, the idiom of having a “wet heart” means to be overcome with emotion.

Caring God, thank you for your blessings in our life. Your love overflows and wets our hearts. We also share what we received by you, and hope this offering wets the hearts of others with love. Amen.