In service, I prayed we'd be gifted with the faith of an infant, having no pretense that what we have is of our own making and holding no delusions that what we need is within our control. But just as God gifts Christ to all, regardless of ability or status, we are also gifted with the Body which can care for, comfort, and provide for us no matter who we are or what choices we've made. May God grant you a heart fully reliant on God's presence in this world, and happy Christmas! #ChristmasSermon

"There is war in Europe. A cost of living crisis is hitting the poorest disproportionately. Our health service seems to be creaking at the seams. Public sector workers feel forced to strike. The impact of climate emergency ever more visible and pressing. In Northern Kenya, 80% of their livestock has died.

...it is the strength and resolve to bear witness to the values and standards of the kingdom of God."

#StephenCottrell
#ChurchOfEngland
#ChristmasSermon

"All over this country, all over the world, there is a rebellion. There are echoes of the defiant joy-filled refrain of the angels,.. Acts of service in love are the weapons of this rebellion by those who have not given up on others -. They are rebels who choose light in the darkness and life in the face of death, and love amongst the indifferent, and in so doing, know it or not, dance and echo the voice of the angels."

#JustinWelby
#ChurchOfEngland
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