The Legacy of Bishop John Shelby Spong.

In our service today, I reflect on the Legacy of Bishop John Shelby Spong, who died on the 12th September 2021 - a little over 12 months ago. It's a repeat of a service I first gave at our Shady Grove Church shortly after learning that Bishop Spong had died. His 12 theses for the reform of the Episcopal Church in the USA resonate with many Unitarians - and a growing cohort of Christians who believe that there is a need for a rational, intellectually credible definition of the nature and presence of God in our lives that reflects our Science and questions outworn dogma. What remains steadfast is agape Love:
- that God is Love and Love is God;
- that God is to be found in the Love we must give "wastefully" and - hopefully, receive.

For this is where we see the living presence of God at work in the world - even in the hard times!