Theme:
Standing in the
watchpost
and stationed at the ramparts
Habakkuk
1:1-4, 2:1-4 Psalm 119:137-144 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12
Luke 19:1-10
In
the name of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, who calls us to be
faithful. Amen
Dear
brothers and sisters in Christ, dear people of God in the Cathedral
of St Andrew and St Michael:
It is a great joy to be here for this great milestone as you celebrate your 150th anniversary. It is an honour and a privilege to have been asked to share the Word of God with you in this historic place. And what a history you have! I learn that your first foundation stone was laid during the earliest days of the Free State, when you were part of the Orange River Sovereignty, and that the Cathedral was built during the time of the Orange Free State Republic. Your forebears then lived through the years of the Orange River Colony, then in one of the four provinces within the united South Africa, and finally now you are one of nine provinces of the new South Africa.
