I am very pleased to say that despite all the odds being stacked against it, Al Ahli hospital has managed to reopen today. Our amazing and courageous staff deserve enormous credit for this. The sacred ministry of care and healing can continue.
Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning, for in you I put my trust.β¨Teach me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.
Psalm 143 #MorningPrayer
This was an extraordinary musical event @BradfordLitFest@StGeorgesHallLV
The Orchestral Qawwali Project bringing Sufi devotional singing and orchestral music together.
orchestralqawwali.com
Beautiful and deeply spiritual, with a wonderful #Bradford audience!
You know I love the @BBC & celebrate all the things we pay our licence fee for . But yesterday whilst 100K peaceful people marched to demonstrate their love for life all I could find on @BBCNews was a selfie of the gas-guzzling @taylorswift13 . Im sorry but thats a disgrace #RestoreNatureNow
Quote by Martin Luther King @CACRadicalGrace
The answer lies in our willing acceptance of unwanted & unfortunate circumstances even as we still cling to a radiant hopeβ¦This is not the grim, bitter acceptance of the fatalist butβ¦βThis is a grief & I must bear itβ Jeremiah 10:19
"Place your failure at the forefront of your mind and stare daringly at it. Ask yourself, 'How may I transform this liability into an asset?'"
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s words invite us into radical hope and determination. Read on. #DailyMeditationstinyurl.com/yc66c8sd
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Last nightβs sunset at the Twelve Apostles βstone circleβ on Ilkley Moor on the longest day of the year. #SummerSolstice These God given seasonal turning points are sacred & give openings for re-setting, new purpose & deeper awareness that life & creation are precious. #Prayer π
Happy #SummerSolstice from #IlkleyMoor this morning at sunrise. Today is the longest day of the year: a doorway or turning point. May you be filled with Divine energy, life and joy!
The trouble with most programmes supporting people to be on Boards is you already need to be 'nearly there.' This is the opposite... you just need some aspiration to get there. It starts where women are & is coproduced. Please spread the word about this amazing programme ππ½ππ½
βIn the day of my trouble I seek Godβ¦
Has God forgotten to be gracious?
Your way was through the sea,
your path, through the mighty waters; yet your footprints were unseen.β
Psalm 77 #MorningPrayer
May we seek God in trouble,
may we know Godβs grace. May we find the Way. Amenπ
βYou OΒ God, are my hope, my trust, OΒ God, from my youth. Upon you I have leaned from my birth; it was you who took me from my motherβs womb. My praise is continually of you.β
Psalm 71 #MorningPrayer
May we know God as the Life Giver & the trustworthy One we can lean on. Amenπ
The profoundly suffering people of Sudan continue to be in my prayers each day. All those engaging in violence must cease.
ALT A graphic reading:
Statement on the war in Sudan
ALT A graphic reading part of the Archbishop's statement on the war in Sudan (1/3):
The profoundly suffering people of Sudan continue to be in my prayers with each passing day.
Following the return of the Bishops of Leeds and Bradford from the country last week, I am again in mourning for the millions of innocent people who have been killed, displaced or had their lives destroyed by this conflict.
It is estimated that between 8 and 11 million people have been displaced, and that famine and other forms of insecurity are now inevitable.
It is unconscionable that such immense suffering is allowed to continue, forgotten by most of the world.
ALT A graphic reading part of the Archbishop's statement on the war in Sudan (2/3):
As the violence intensifies with the siege and battery of El Fasher by the Rapid Support Forces, I call on the countries supporting this destruction through weapons and financing to stop and channel their resources instead towards negotiations for peace.
An honouring of the Jeddah commitments and UN Security Council's call for a ceasefire is now of paramount importance. All those engaging in violence must cease.
ALT A graphic reading part of the Archbishop's statement on the war in Sudan (3/3):
The strong links between the Church of England, specifically the Dioceses of Leeds and Salisbury, and the Episcopal Church of Sudan are built on Christian solidarity with sisters and brothers in faith β and the conviction that all the people of Sudan are of infinite value before God. I stand in solidarity with my brother, the Most Revd Ezekiel Kondo, Primate of Sudan. We will continue to work and pray for peace and justice β and for a reconciliation that makes security and stability possible.
Justin Welby
Archbishop of Canterbury
I have only recently started using the @churchofengland Reflections for Daily Prayer app and I love the reflections on the daily gospel readings by @ChineMcDonald this week. Thank you! π