Justin Welby delivered his message for 2018 from the London ambulance service’s special operations centre, which responds to major incidents in the capital. As well as atrocities and tragedies in London and Manchester in 2017, “all over the world we witnessed the horror and devastation caused by terrorism”, Welby said. He recalled the “desperation and sorrow” he witnessed when visiting Grenfell Tower on the day of the fire. Does anyone care?”Recalling the words of the Bible, “the light shone in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it”, Welby spoke of the light of resilience, heroism and compassion. “We see [this light] in the faces of the hundreds of volunteers who turned out after Grenfell, simply to help strangers in need,” the archbishop said.

Source: The Guardian January 01, 2018 00:00 UTC