With a mixture of deep sadness and immense gratitude for a life lived in service as our Queen for 70 years, we join with millions world-wide in sending our condolences and offering our prayers for the family of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Bishop of Plymouth-Designate, the Rev’d Prebendary James Grier, said:
“I am deeply saddened to hear of the death of her Majesty the Queen.
“This is such a sad and historic moment for our nation and the world. Yet it is also a time of
profound gratitude.
“For the majority of us, she has been our only monarch. Prior to her coronation, she asked for prayer for the wisdom and strength to faithfully serve God and the people of her monarchy, all the days of her life. This is a prayer that has been well and truly answered since the mark of her reign and life have been faith and service.
“In all the changing seasons and uncertainties of the decades, she has been a constant rock, pointing us to God, the Rock of ages, who is with us in our grief today.”
