Archbishop praises 'living tradition' of Tynwald Day ceremony
"I'm a member of the House of Lords in England myself, so I'm not unfamiliar with ancient parliaments and their traditions," he said."I think what I'm impressed about is it's not a historic pageant, Tynwald Day, it is a living tradition. It's part of who you are on this island today."And I think those living traditions are very important, they demonstrate our continuity with those who went before us."But they're also a way of reasserting in a good way our identity. This is who we are, this is how we do things."
The archbishop has been visiting the island as part of his Lord's Prayer tour around the northern parish of the Church of England.That included a service at Cathedral Isle of Man, in Peel, on Sunday evening.Mr Cottrell said the purpose of the tour was "to teach people about the Lord's Prayer, which is not just a prayer, it's a way of thinking about how we live out live"."Some of us say it so often - if we're honest rattle it off - that [we] don't stop to think about what it means," he added. He said he was particularly keen to highlight the line "give us today our daily bread" because it offered a chance for people to reflect on how much they needed.So the Lord's Prayer tour is about thinking about the Lord's Prayer, what it means, and how it might change your life, how it might actually change the world."It's easy for me to say it because I somebody who does have more than enough."But, he added, "I know there are many people living here on the Isle of Man and indeed across the world who don't have enough".He said the "answer is for us to learn how to share more equitably".
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