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STARTING today, the Primates of the Anglican Communion will be meeting in Canterbury to pray and reflect together concerning the future of the Anglican Communion. The Archbishop of Canterbury, who has convened the meeting, is asking all Anglicans to hold it in prayer. He has noted: "As we approach the Primates' meeting we need to recognise that we're going to be dealing with some very, very difficult issues - within the life of the Anglican Communion but also hugely difficult issues that are affecting the whole church of Christ and our whole world. "What I would ask people to pray for more than anything else is wisdom and love.
That the love of Christ for each of us, for each of us who are sinners, each of us who fail, will so overwhelm us that we are able to love each other as we should.
And wisdom that we may know the call and purpose of God and in love and wisdom serve his world in the way he calls us to. "Our diocese and its churches benefit greatly from our sharing in Christ with partners around the Anglican Communion.
These talks are about our common future.
As the Primates meet, can we commit to praying for them in our churches, asking God to grant them wisdom and love, courage and humility - and trusting in God to bring good from the discussions.
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