John Witcombe - Coventry Cathedral and Reconciliation

The Very Rev. John Witcombe, Dean of Coventry Cathedral, talks about Coventry Cathedral's mission and vision of reconciliation over revenge after it was destroyed during World War II.
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[@marcusmosey2707]

Thank you, Dean John. I was born during that awful time in 1940. The ethos of "Forgiveness" was the background to my early days as I grew up in the city. While studying at the Lanchester College of Art and Technology right next door to the cathedral I often ate my sandwiches at lunchtime in the old ruins. Little did I think that a day would come when I would have to give a great deal of thought to this subject of "Forgiveness". It did come when my 19 year old daughter was blown out of the sky over Lockerbie at Christmas 1988 by a terrorist bomb. The subtle influence of the cathedral's message was a real strength in the days that followed. - Thank you, Coventry.

[@IainHC1]

This comment deserves much more than a thumbs up!! I remember Lockerbie....... You must have hurt so much! You are a better man than I ever could be under those circumstances. My thoughts and feelings are with you.

[@baljithayre1252]

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[@IainHC1]

Thank you for this Dean John.