Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
The last few years have been pretty brutal. Many are feeling bruised and exhausted; wary of committing themselves to church community; uncertain as to whether church leaders can be trusted.
Reports have been written, new policies adopted, commitments made, but there is a danger this will just be a clanging gong. A danger that we think our problems stem from a failure of teaching, understanding or practice, rather than simply a deficit of love among too many of us as leaders.
‘Power is a powerful drug and the detox process is hard’
One of the most insightful speeches at the Church of England's General Synod in July came from The Revd Lindsay …