Cycle of Prayer: Acts of Love
Today in the Anglican Cycle of Prayer we were to pray for Michael Ingham.
As I got caught up in the wild events surrounding the move and the Brador service, I forgot to blog this important message.
Bishop Ingham and the Diocese of New Westminster have become notorious in some circles for blessing same sex unions. I preached tonight on the merits of the commands to love the Lord your God.... and to love thy neighbor as thy self.... on these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets!
I postulated that many in the communion are not praying for +Michael and his charge this day out of hatred for the actions taken, and for an all too apparent split in our church. But is he and his diocese not our neighbor? And what about the days that call us to pray for the Bishops of the Southern Cone and the West Indies, are many not going to pray for them because of their stances?
Whether a bishop, diocese or synod, is right or wrong, do they not deserve to be treated as neighbor? For one day a year I ask that we not ask our Lord to change people who differ from us, but to bless them, to love them, to strengthen them. This is our call. Whether enemy or friend we are charged by God to lift them up annually: to sanctify their gifts and bless their weaknesses.
Let us pray for them and pray as our Saviour Christ taught us...
Our Father...
As I got caught up in the wild events surrounding the move and the Brador service, I forgot to blog this important message.
Bishop Ingham and the Diocese of New Westminster have become notorious in some circles for blessing same sex unions. I preached tonight on the merits of the commands to love the Lord your God.... and to love thy neighbor as thy self.... on these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets!
I postulated that many in the communion are not praying for +Michael and his charge this day out of hatred for the actions taken, and for an all too apparent split in our church. But is he and his diocese not our neighbor? And what about the days that call us to pray for the Bishops of the Southern Cone and the West Indies, are many not going to pray for them because of their stances?
Whether a bishop, diocese or synod, is right or wrong, do they not deserve to be treated as neighbor? For one day a year I ask that we not ask our Lord to change people who differ from us, but to bless them, to love them, to strengthen them. This is our call. Whether enemy or friend we are charged by God to lift them up annually: to sanctify their gifts and bless their weaknesses.
Let us pray for them and pray as our Saviour Christ taught us...
Our Father...
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