The Most Revd Dr Laurent Mbanda, Archbishop and Primate of Rwanda and Chairman of the Gafcon Primates’ Council, invited us last week to pray in response to the announcement of the new Archbishop of Canterbury.
He recognised that the news would cause sadness and dismay among Anglicans worldwide, yet he reminded us that every morning Anglicans throughout the world recite the words of Psalm 95: “Today, if you will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.”
So, as he has encouraged us, we pray for all bishops and leaders within the Anglican Communion, including Bishop Sarah Mullally. We pray that as she takes upon herself the weight of this historic office, she will repent, and earnestly work with the Gafcon leadership to mend the torn fabric of our Anglican Communion.
As Archbishop Mbanda exhorted us, we pray that all our hearts would be softened to hear the voice of God in Scripture, and may we all be inclined to obey, as we move out in gospel mission to a lost and hurting world, for the glory of God.