“In Australia, 2014 has not brought us the turmoil of a world war but we still saw many signs of our broken world, with the strains of discord, hatred and fear. We experienced the pain of loss and the frailty of life, especially young life, which hit us hard….”
“Even in the cradle of Christianity, we heard of persecution, destruction and the seeming triumph of evil.” he said.
The Archbishop referred to our crying out in prayer, amid grief and pain.
“At times like this we rush to prayer and we expect God will be listening. Our turning to God in prayer is only possible because of God’s own ‘Christmas truce’.” Dr Davies said.
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Sydney Archbp' Christmas message for 2014: ”˜We experienced the pain of loss and frailty of life’
“In Australia, 2014 has not brought us the turmoil of a world war but we still saw many signs of our broken world, with the strains of discord, hatred and fear. We experienced the pain of loss and the frailty of life, especially young life, which hit us hard….”
“Even in the cradle of Christianity, we heard of persecution, destruction and the seeming triumph of evil.” he said.
The Archbishop referred to our crying out in prayer, amid grief and pain.
“At times like this we rush to prayer and we expect God will be listening. Our turning to God in prayer is only possible because of God’s own ‘Christmas truce’.” Dr Davies said.
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