"The reality of Christian mission in today’s churches is a story of thousands of quiet kindnesses. In many of our most disadvantaged communities it is the churches that provide warmth, food, friendship and support for individuals who have fallen on the worst of times. The homeless, those in the grip of alcoholism or drug addiction, individuals with undiagnosed mental health problems and those overwhelmed by multiple crises are all helped — in innumerable ways — by Christians. Churches provide debt counselling, marriage guidance, childcare, English language lessons, after-school clubs, food banks, emergency accommodation and, sometimes most importantly of all, someone to listen. The lives of most clergy and the thoughts of most churchgoers are not occupied with agonising over sexual morality but with helping others in practical ways — in proving their commitment to Christ through service to others."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Members of the Parliament of the United KingdomJournalists from ScotlandPolitical authors from ScotlandPoliticians from ScotlandColumnists from Scotland
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
"In defence of Christianity", The Spectator (4 April 2015)
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Michael_Gove
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Related Quotes
"Michael Gove and I are probably the last two believers in the divine right of kings."
"It is, perhaps, hard to imagine a collaboration between Virgil and Captain W.E. Johns, a fusion of the Aeneid and Big…"
"He [Gove] evoked a support at least for that position [found in Tetlock's book], Expert Political Judgment, in which …"
"I know that within the Tory party the hard Brexiteers are compared to the leaders of the French revolution. I think G…"
"[The EU must] give us back our sovereignty or we will walk out"
"Christianity encourages us to look beyond tribe and tradition to celebrate our common humanity. And at every stage in…"
"The Government is about to introduce a new test for those considering a university career. The central question will …"
"The day after we vote to leave we hold all the cards and we can choose the path we want."
"I'm constitutionally incapable of it. There's a special extra quality you need that is indefinable, and I know I don'…"
"We'd have £350m a week extra to spend on our priorities, we'd be able to set our own laws, vary our own taxes [and] c…"