Lago Roca, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina 2015
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One of the greatest pleasures of 2023 was reading 'A Century of Poetry' by one of the outstanding leaders of the Anglican Communion, Rowan Williams, poet, priest and Archbishop of Canterbury from 2002 to 2012. In that role he had a huge influence of Anglican spirituality throughout the world. He anchored the unique spirituality of Anglicanism as something to hold onto as the institutional church collapsed from the weight of division and corruption. Those divisions still remain unresolved through the impact of a closed minded politically right wing conservative schismatic group which holds sway in many dioceses in Australia and elsewhere. This leaves little room for the more progressive minded Christian community.
In this context it has been Williams' writings that have opened up for us new ways of thinking about what it is to be Christian in the 21st century.
In response to the poem, 'Neither' by the great Welsh poet and priest, R S Thomas Williams writes 'God is independent of the Big Bang, yet God is equally within the repeating patterns of the physical world. We are created so as to ask unanswerable questions; we catch a fleeting sight of the reality but it brings us to the limits of what we can say.'
Every blessing as you continue on your journey. May God bless you and be your companion on the way. Please get in touch with me at any time to say g'day.
Peace, justice and blessings to all.
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