Rather than, for example, praying for insight into whether or not it\u2019s in God\u2019s plan for two marry to men, he asks for \u201cpatience with one another in continuing conversations about same sex marriage\u201d, <\/em>as if patience<\/em> for an incorrect view is the guiding principle for theological understanding.<\/p>\n Similarly, the rest of the prayers are largely given over to nudging God into Correct Thinking on the fashionable preoccupations of the day: a shameless attempt to co-opt God\u2019s support for the leftist, intolerant, power-hungry juggernaut that replaced the Anglican Church of Canada some years ago, a speaking of power to Truth, delivered in the pious trappings of prayer. The good news is nobody cares what Anglican leaders think. Including God, I suspect.<\/p>\n Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, offers his prayer for next month\u2019s Oct. 2-6 Primates\u2019 Meeting in Canterbury.<\/p>\n Please pray\u2026<\/p>\n Pray that we have patience with one another in continuing conversations about same sex marriage.<\/p>\n Pray for perseverance in our commitment to honor the Calls to Action from Canada\u2019s Truth & Reconciliation Commission. These calls revealed the horrible suffering endured by Indigenous People through the Residential Schools System established to enforce a colonialist policy of assimilation.<\/p>\n Pray for God\u2019s continuing guidance as we work together in supporting the emergence of a truly Indigenous Church.<\/p>\n Pray for our commitment to eradicating the crime of human trafficking.<\/p>\n Pray for our Church\u2019s response to the Communion Wide Call to a Season of Intentional Discipleship.<\/p>\n Pray for the Primates that at our gathering we have a heart not only for the unity of the Church but for the peace of the world. Pray that we be humbled and graced to be a prophetic voice speaking into the suffering of the poor, the enslaved, and those forced to flee from their homelands.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of the things that I find comical about extemporaneous prayer is that the person praying sometimes yields to the temptation of telling an apparently absent-minded God what he is like, who he is, what he thinks, what he likes, … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/fh-270x300.jpg\")
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