The Wailing Wall

In the context of the Prayer Vigil recently held in St Francis Xavier Cathedral following the massacre in Christchurch, Rob compares the Unitarian practice of prayer with the other faith traditions. He likened the prayers of the church leaders to an antipodian, multi-faith "wailing wall" where the Jewish faithful weep, pray, beseech, bargain with and even berate the Abrahamic, 'omnipotent' God. Despite the "hard theological wall" which divides us, the prayer vigil has nevertheless drawn all the diverse faith traditions together. Rob uses the Vigil and shares his gut reactions to feeling excluded and overlooked to explore the purpose of prayer. For Unitarians - prayer focusses on the how we might reflect on our experiences, what they reveal about our shortcomings and how we might reflect, change and Grow in Grace.