It seems there is another chapter in the increasingly bleak farce that is the current Anglican soap opera.  Could this be sabre rattling, or something more?  Whatever the case may be, as the level of toxicity increases, it’s easy to respond to anger with anger, to malice with malice.

Let me offer you an antidote:

Psalm 37 – in particular the first 9 verses.

 1  Do not fret because of evil men 
       or be envious of those who do wrong;

 2 for like the grass they will soon wither,
       like green plants they will soon die away.

 3 Trust in the LORD and do good;
       dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

 4 Delight yourself in the LORD
       and he will give you the desires of your heart.

 5 Commit your way to the LORD;
       trust in him and he will do this:

 6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,
       the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.

 7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
       do not fret when men succeed in their ways,
       when they carry out their wicked schemes.

 8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;
       do not fret—it leads only to evil.

 9 For evil men will be cut off,
       but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.