Dr Williams said: “In the middle of our discussions at Synod, where would Jesus be?
“Jesus is going to be with those who feel the waterlessness of their position, with those traditionalists feeling the Church is slipping away from them, the landmarks have shifted….
“He will be with those in very different parts of the landscape who feel that things are closing in, that their position is under threat and their liberties are being taken away by those anxious and eager to enforce new ideologies in the name of Christ.
“He will be with those who feel that their liberty of questioning is under threat, he will be with gay clergy who wonder what their future is in a Church so anxious and tormented about this issue.”
Jesus would not ‘feel’ our pain and leave us in the confused and impotent confusion that this sermon does. Jesus would ‘heal’ the pain by proclaiming his Gospel message and inviting those willing to submit to enter his kingdom.
There is ONLY confusion and pain becuase the Church of England ABANDONED scripture and tradition in 1992. It has left a legacy of confusion, pain and conflict and a circle that cannot be squared. However desperately Anglicans try to be both faithful and yet innovative- it cannot work! The excercise is doomed to failure and unless there is a radical change of heart and a return to the apostolic faith then this church will limp from one crisis to another until it dwindles and dies in utter irrelevance.
I say that with no satisfaction whatsoever. Oh to have leadership – such as the pope provides- that would lead us back to a place of safety. I am beginning to think that the time for exodus is near…Lord Jesus come to our aid and lead your faithful people to a place of safety.
“Take up your cross and follow me.” Sounds like we should be feeling Jesus’s pain.