Pilgrim Soldier

The reality of faith is the reality of love. You can’t smell, touch, taste or hear love, but you can see its effects in the acts born from it, in the relationships built upon it, the art inspired by it and in the lives transformed by its goodness. So it is with faith. The reality of faith is visible in those millions of daily acts of kindness and love that are born from it. Acts done not in self-interest, not as a down payment for a ticket to the life eternal. These are the selfless, costly, grace-filled, Christ-inspired acts that make our lives richer than that of any number of lottery winners.

Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York
Easter is about life. That’s why we make so much noise
in Sunday Telegraph 8th April 2007 accessed 11th April 2007

When I worked for the Anglican Communion in the late 90’s I had the pleasure of meeting the Archbishop, whilst be was still Bishop of Stepney, and he came across then as one of the less ’stuffy’ bishops in the Church. He seems to be using his current position to advocate for the things he believes are essential to the faith, and given my own viewpoint on this subject I couldn’t resist posting this quote.

If there was more evidence in the world of the Christ-inspired acts that should result out of our faith, then the world would not be such a terrible place to be at the moment!