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Alan Russell, Presenter: Do not commit adultery. Do not steal. Are these commandments just there to
tell us off or do they point towards life-giving habits of honesty with ourselves and in our
relationships?
Lucy Winkett, Rector St James Piccadilly : I was talking about the bit of the marriage
service where the priest asks the congregation, will you the family and friends of x and y
support and uphold them in their marriage and in the years to come?, and everyone says
we will. And we were talking about that and I said that's me saying to them you need to
support this relationship because relationships are not easy and they need an extended community.
And that started a conversation about how often the bride-to-be was going to see her
mother because I think she saw her every day in the current situation. Again, I said how
often do you think- Will something change after your marriage? And they both said yes
of course it will change, we'll see her much less. And I said what do you mean? Again they
simultaneously said once a month, once a week. And it was one of those moments where I just
said just talk about it.
Alan Russell: We all know what it's like to have something stolen from us, whether it
is possessions through theft or reputation through the lies of others, or maybe loved
ones have been taken from us. Life often has a way of invading our space.
These are usually the darkest points of our lives.
Piers Berry, Student: My quad bike that we've had for about seven years I think was taken.
Me and my dad had done lots of work over the summer rebuilding it and been out in the fields
a lot driving it lots and I've lots of good memories of it. It was just quite annoying
that someone felt the need to take it from you for no reason, and quite frustrating and
saddening almost that someone would do that.
Karen Best, Lay Discipleship Advisor: So it's an on-going working at expressing the Christian
values. Like love and compassion, and forgiveness and understanding and mercy.
And sometimes just simply trying to get into the shoes of the person that you find difficult.
Alan Russell: Lord forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
Help us to respect others and to value their company and not their possessions.
Give us the strength to love and not to hate.
Channel our anger into ways of peace.
Lord forgive us.