{"id":19722,"date":"2021-02-07T13:13:22","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T13:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/?p=19722"},"modified":"2021-02-07T13:14:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-07T13:14:20","slug":"prayer-for-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/?p=19722","title":{"rendered":"Prayer for the nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\"jsc_c_2o\" class=\"ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a\" data-ad-comet-preview=\"message\" data-ad-preview=\"message\">\n<div class=\"j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg\">\n<div class=\"qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d\">\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first avia-builder-el-2 el_after_av_one_full el_before_av_one_half column-top-margin\">\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock \">\n<p>As the UK reaches a devastating milestone, the diocesan bishops echo calls from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York to join together in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofengland.org\/resources\/prayer-nation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prayer for the nation.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the last week of January 2021, the UK\u2019s Covid-19 death toll sadly passed 100,000.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to BBC Radio Oxford\u2019s Lilley Mitchell, Bishop Steven said,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe sorrow across the nation is really quite hard to take in\u2026 These are not just statistics \u2013 every figure represents a person and a family and a loss.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding avia-builder-el-4 el_after_av_one_half el_before_av_hr column-top-margin\">\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock \">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/976953742&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div><a class=\"external\" title=\"Diocese of Oxford\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-487535189\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Diocese of Oxford<\/a> \u00b7 <a class=\"external\" title=\"The Bishop of Oxford speaks to Lilley Mitchell about Prayer for the Nation and Come and See\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-487535189\/bishop-of-oxford-speaks-prayer-for-the-nation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Bishop of Oxford speaks to Lilley Mitchell about Prayer for the Nation and Come and See<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock \">\n<p>Bishop Steven speaks on BBC Radio Oxford<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hr hr-invisible avia-builder-el-7 el_after_av_one_half el_before_av_one_full \">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first avia-builder-el-8 el_after_av_hr el_before_av_hr \">\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock \">\n<p>Speaking on BBC Three Counties Radio, Bishop Alan Wilson echoed the Bishop of Oxford\u2019s sentiments. Looking to the positive stories of the crisis, he reflected,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI think what\u2019s also happened in this time is some of the compassion and the humanity, the spirit for community and some of the connections between us have come out in unexpected ways.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He reflected on a local church who brought their pupils together with VE Day veterans via Facebook. They were able to share their wisdom in a new way, and the experience was appreciated at all levels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the UK reaches a devastating milestone, the diocesan bishops echo calls from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York to join together in a prayer for the nation. In the last week of January 2021, the UK\u2019s Covid-19 death toll sadly passed 100,000. 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