Lincolnshire gritters blessed by the Bishop of Lincoln

[cronus]

http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2013/11/bish ... -blessing/

Lincolnshire gritters blessed by the Bishop of Lincoln

The Bishop of Lincoln, Right Reverend Christopher Lowson, has blessed the work of the teams who grit Lincolnshire’s roads, as they prepare for winter.

He met the gritting team and highways officials at the Sturton by Stow Lincolnshire Highways depot on November 28 and offered a blessing for their work and for their safety.

Right Reverend Christopher Lowson said: “We recognise that in Lincolnshire we get some hard winters and the roads are dangerous when they are icy.

“This is a time when we particularly ask God to support and strengthen these people who are protecting us by gritting the roads and going out in a dangerous context to keep the road safe for other people, so we’re asking for God to bless that.

“The numbers of road traffic accidents in Lincolnshire are going down gradually and there are probably lots of reasons for that; cars are much stronger and better protect passengers, not least the excellent work done by the people we are meeting today.

“But we don’t know the impact of praying to God and asking him to give his blessing to the people who protect us on the road.

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[klr]

http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2013/11/bish ... -blessing/

Lincolnshire gritters blessed by the Bishop of Lincoln

The Bishop of Lincoln, Right Reverend Christopher Lowson, has blessed the work of the teams who grit Lincolnshire’s roads, as they prepare for winter.

He met the gritting team and highways officials at the Sturton by Stow Lincolnshire Highways depot on November 28 and offered a blessing for their work and for their safety.

Right Reverend Christopher Lowson said: “We recognise that in Lincolnshire we get some hard winters and the roads are dangerous when they are icy.

“This is a time when we particularly ask God to support and strengthen these people who are protecting us by gritting the roads and going out in a dangerous context to keep the road safe for other people, so we’re asking for God to bless that.

“The numbers of road traffic accidents in Lincolnshire are going down gradually and there are probably lots of reasons for that; cars are much stronger and better protect passengers, not least the excellent work done by the people we are meeting today.

“But we don’t know the impact of praying to God and asking him to give his blessing to the people who protect us on the road.

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I guess the Bishop hasn't got a handle on all that empirical evidence that's been accumulating over the past few thousand years ...

[cronus]

Needs to do something in the most boring county to prove he needs to be paid.

[jaydot]

ho ho ho. church touts for business in recession.

[Xamonas Chegwé]

Actually, we simply don't know that prayer doesn't work. It could be that, without all the steadfast praying of the faithful, gravity would fail, water would turn to snot and we'd all wake up with our ankles fused together. Remember, there are a whole lot of nasty people out there cursing - what can negate that, if not prayer?

In other news, every time you don't break a mirror, a kitten does not die. FACT!

[JimC]

He showed true grit...

[Mysturji]

Check the date of the OP.
Now ask yourself: Where and when did the Stormpocalypse happen?
There's your answer.