tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post5916953606832985623..comments2024-02-15T03:32:25.686-05:00Comments on Preludium, Anglican and Episcopal futures: What ACNA Archbishop Duncan says:" In Human Terms We Lost."Mark Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871096746243771489noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10326675.post-67547922916336669582009-10-08T10:41:43.810-04:002009-10-08T10:41:43.810-04:00In the "Story of Anglicanism", Michael Y...In the "Story of Anglicanism", Michael York points out that when we do well, God reigns, and when we do poorly, God reigns.<br /><br />Winning and losing in the context of the Gospel is a paradoxical concept at best, since resurrection only comes from graveyards. Our faith is grounded in the greatest defeat in history, but it was/is, in Frederich Buechner's wonderful phrase, a "Magnificent Defeat." I'm not sure if "they" lost or "we" lost. It seems like both of us lost.<br /><br />Still, if we both depend on the resurrection, then our successes and failures all point in the same direction. I do know where my sympathies lie, but I don't know what the future holds for ACNA or TEC. Still, I believe that Our God Reigns over the world that includes both ACNA and TEC. It's because of that that I can affirm with Julian of Norwich that in the end, "all will be well and all will be well and all manner of things will be well."<br /><br />Bunker Hill<br />Spearfish, SDLe Fouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417796902511410002noreply@blogger.com