We are called to show utter commitment to the God who is revealed in Jesus and to all those to whom His invitation is addressed.
Rowan WilliamsEven when I was Archbishop of Wales and working with new bishops, I used to say, not realising quite how true it was, 'One of the things you will do as a bishop is disappoint people'.
Rowan WilliamsQuite a lot of our contemporary culture is actually shot through with a resentment of limits and the passage of time, anger at what we can't do, fear or even disgust at growing old.
Rowan WilliamsIn a spiritually sensitive culture, then, it might well be that age is something to be admired or envied.
Rowan Williams