Comments on: Clergy should show their wounds, says priest who opened up about past alcoholism https://anglicanjournal.com/clergy-should-show-their-wounds-says-priest-who-opened-up-about-past-alcoholism/ National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Tue, 22 Jan 2019 15:03:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Bobby Patsauq (Rev.) https://anglicanjournal.com/clergy-should-show-their-wounds-says-priest-who-opened-up-about-past-alcoholism/#comment-14934 Tue, 22 Jan 2019 15:03:40 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=155392#comment-14934 Reverend Matthew Martin has demonstrated the healing power after acknowledgement and repentance of one’s addictions all people go through in their life journey. Priesthood have challenges all local congregations need to see and realize that we all need each other in supporting the masses who are searching for an answer to their prayers. Although separated these past 13 years as priest on-leave I thank Matthew for his willingness to be open and thereby giving his congregation the opportunity to reach out to their spiritual leader who needs each and everyone of them to see the miraculous change coming in the horizon of the Good News Gospel we hear has the Holy Spirit leads you forward to the glorious future. God bless you Matthew Martin.

]]> By: Hilary Murray https://anglicanjournal.com/clergy-should-show-their-wounds-says-priest-who-opened-up-about-past-alcoholism/#comment-13666 Wed, 02 Jan 2019 15:25:04 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=155392#comment-13666 Thank you for this article. Thank you Rev. Matthew Martin for your courage to share your authentic self with your parishioners and the rest of us.

He makes extremely valuable points. As priest we all need to strive to be our authentic selves.
Peace
Rev. Hilary Murray

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