The Twurch Blog
For they shall inherit the Twurch? Possibly, but one might begin by blessing the tools of the trade - laptops, pdas, mobile phones. That's what David Parrott, the vicar of St Lawrence Jewry Church in the City of London did.
And boy did he get some stick for it. The Sun said:
A VICAR has launched a bizarre bid to attract city workers to his church — by offering to BLESS their mobile phones and laptops.
The slightly more down to earth Times reported
Great efforts have been made to modernise the Church of England, but its liturgy dates from before the arrival of the Nokia 6310, and until yesterday, none had been brave enough to adapt its ceremonies to address the modern mysteries of 3G network coverage, iPhone apps and variable battery life.
The actual blessing used was as follows:
"May our tongues be gentle, our e-mails be simple and our websites be accessible. By your blessing, may these phones and computers, symbols of all the technology and communication in our daily lives, be a reminder to us that you are a God who communicates with us and who speaks by your Word. Amen."
Here at the Twurch of England we are of course interested in all things IT so have absolutely no problem with invoking the Most High to be in the midst of all things SMS, twittery and the like. After all, all things come from God and of his own do we give him.
Begs the question though - is there anything we shouldn't bless or any techno we shouldn't embrace for the sake of the Gospel? The Twurch has an answer to that one as well...
Yes, we'll get our coats...
