Those of us who are Episcopalian and head for church later this morning will --- after the lessons, sermon and Creed --- take to our kneelers and pray specifically for, among others, "Justin, the Archibishop of Canterbury; Michael, our presiding bishop ...."
These two Anglican good old boys are, of course, the Most Rev. Justin Welby (right below), Archbishop of Canterbury; and the Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church.
Those who watched yesterday's royal wedding festivities will recognize Archbishop Welby as the gentleman who actually married the now Duke and Duchess of Sussex; and Bishop Curry as the gentleman who electrified the congregation (and Twitter) with a stunning sermon on the topic of love.
I'll remember this pair from a Sky News report featuring the reverends on the lawn in front of St. George's Chapel, Windsor, talking like giddy schoolboys about the nuptials.
What the commentary did not mention specifically is that the Rev. Mr. Curry's sermon expressed as well as anything I've heard the aspirations --- not always met --- of our beloved Episcopal Church, which these two gentlemen lead, the Brit symbolically, the American preacher, actually.
These aspirations are the reasons many of us get out of bed on Sundays and go to church and remain active in the church at a time when the branches of Christianity with the loudest voices have turned ugly, exclusionary, even downright hateful.
Here, for those who missed it the first time around, is Bishop Michael's sermon:
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