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I love the Dock Walk!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Yesterday we had another fantastic afternoon with another wonderful melting pot of people. \u00a0This week we even had international visitors and Bishops in the mix…<\/p>\n

One man who covers both those bases is Moses, the Bishop of Wau Diocese in Southern Sudan. \u00a0(How cool is that? – not only to have the name Moses, but then to be the Bishop Of Wow as well?) \u00a0(He’s standing 6th from the left in the photo – you can maybe spot him.) \u00a0I had a brilliant day getting to know Moses as he joined me in Carrowdore and Millisle as well as on the Dock Walk. \u00a0The challenges facing Sudan are immense and it was a real inspiration to hear about the work that Moses and the church in Sudan are doing as they seek to speak peace and justice into a very tangled situation.<\/p>\n

One thing that really struck me about Moses’ story was his account of John Garang. \u00a0(I have to confess I hadn’t heard of him before – but Moses hadn’t heard of the Titanic, so we reckoned we were even on that score!) \u00a0John Garang was a leader in Sudan for a tragically brief 21 days before being killed in a helicopter crash, but the day of his death is now marked throughout Sudan as Martyrs Day. \u00a0People on all sides of the political spectrum, in a country with profound division, unite on that one day to pay respects to a leader who was admired by both sides.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>As we walked and prayed, we got to talking about how the Titanic, in some ways, provides a similar unifying point for people in Northern Ireland. \u00a0The massive, rich heritage to do with the Titanic comes from a point in our history before the Troubles; the Titanic isn’t identified with any one particular side of the community.<\/p>\n

Some people think it’s strange to celebrate a tragedy; to name a new part of Belfast after a ship that sank. \u00a0But as the story of John Garang shows, the things that unite us don’t need to be cheerful – they just need to be shared. \u00a0The fact that we built the most famous ship in the world – and that it was all right when it left here – is something we can all own.<\/p>\n

So, two challenges. \u00a0One, how can we build a rich, creative, engaging culture in the TQ that’s based on things we share rather than things which divide us? \u00a0And two, can the churches find some ‘John Garang moments’ – the vital meeting places and unifying points that connect us as brothers and sisters?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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