The Millennium is a window of opportunity to forgive past wrongs and enable a new start. And one of these opportunities is rooted in the Jewish idea of a Jubilee - when, every fifty years, land is returned to its rightful owners, debts are remitted and slaves are freed. Thus the third Millennium offers a chance to reduce the inequality between rich and poor nations. It already has a wide gamut of support from the pop world, to the pope. In the past six months there's been a seismic shift in world opinion.
Debt is now high up on the international agenda.
IMF pledges to explore poverty reduction. So the year 2000 is seen as a one-off opportunity to give a billion people a better future by scrapping Third World debts. There are many other practical ways to name the name of Jesus, King of Kings, in what is, after all, the Christian anniversary year. The dying moments of the second Millennium give a unique opportunity to celebrate the truth that all people belong to one another within the family and kingdom of God. O Christ, the King of glory, lead your Church always to do your will and to use for your glory your perfect gifts to humanity.