The global financial crash is an opportunity for Christian witness in a fallen world, the Primate of the West Indies has said. Speaking to the 108th synod of the Diocese of the Bahamas on Oct 26 at Christ Church Cathedral in Nassau, Archbishop Drexel Gomez said “the short-term difficulties that now confront us may be God’s means of illuminating the silver lining which is now ours to grasp.”
The senior primate of the Anglican Communion, Archbishop Gomez steps down from office on Dec 31. In his final diocesan synod address he called upon lawmakers to forge a common front against the economic slump.
Thank you for your service to us all Archbishop.
Archbishop Drexel Gomez said “the short-term difficulties that now confront us may be God’s means of illuminating the silver lining which is now ours to grasp.”
While I can’t claim to have read everything on the financial crisis, I can say that I believe ++Gomez is the first person to blame God for these events. I do remember that God caused 9/11 because America turned her back on Him. So I will echo Pageantmaster: “Thank you for your service to us all Archbishop.” We too often forget how bad God makes our lives just to make a point.
Oh come on Brian.
Surely anyone reading this would interpret it as “the means [i]by which[/i] God can illuminate . . .”
After all, this is Drexel Gomez we’re talking about, the archbishop who is criticized in some conservative circles for putting too much faith in the Covenant Design Group.
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