tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post7514634275463168944..comments2024-03-28T22:29:52.666+13:00Comments on Anglican Down Under: No rushPeter Carrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535218286799156659noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-45789172372322479732014-05-13T16:20:29.663+12:002014-05-13T16:20:29.663+12:00Yes, that prayer vigil was a good idea, and I expe...Yes, that prayer vigil was a good idea, and I expect it was well attended.<br />It is also encouraging to hear that the two motions seeking to amend the constitution are being withdrawn by the Tikanga Maori people, presumably as an outcome of their pre-synod gathering. Their alternative suggestion of a pre-synod gathering between Tikanga Maori and Tikanga Pakeha sounds like a good one, if it allows free and frank discussion of matters affecting New Zealand alone.Edward Prebblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-61191204425376113502014-05-13T12:05:23.391+12:002014-05-13T12:05:23.391+12:00Thanks Peter; it is good to hear there has been su...Thanks Peter; it is good to hear there has been such a vigil!<br /><br />The interesting and important thing about the Beatitudes - and indeed the entire Sermon on the Mount, with each section paralleling and unpacking a petition of the Lord’s Prayer - is that they display the Name of the Covenant God. Upholding that Name’s character as Holy thereafter means visibly displaying the Rule of God embodied in his righteous Will (ch.5 as a whole).<br /><br />One hopes therefore for this Name-Rule-Will, as displayed, to be coherent and not a self-contradiction or human synthesis of opposites ... That is my personal prayer.Bryden Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15619512328964399016noreply@blogger.com