23/06/2026
The worship of God and the work of reconciliation belong together. Worship teaches us to see one another as God sees us. Reconciliation teaches us what faithful worship requires of us. Every prayer for peace, every hymn of praise, every blessing pronounced in God's name must ultimately shape how we live together as neighbours.
That is why the Windrush service belongs in our Cathedral.
The Cathedral is a place where history is remembered. It is also a place where history is transformed. Where painful stories are spoken aloud- again and again, until someone, maybe even God hears us afresh. Where God's future breaks into the present.
Beneath all that took place, was something deeper: a conviction that remembrance is an act of hope.
We remember not because we are trapped by the past, but because we believe a better future is possible.
A future in which wounds are healed.
A future in which difference is celebrated.
A future in which justice and peace embrace.
That is the work of reconciliation.
That is the work of the Cathedral.
And that is why we will continue to remember Windrush.
Read the full reflective piece by Canon Nitano Muller following our annual Windrush Service this past weekend: www.coventrycathedral.org.uk/thought-for-the-week/why-windrush-matters-at-coventry-cathedral
