The second part
of the motion requested «the House
of Bishops to investigate a means to develop sensitive, local pastoral arrangements for public
prayer and
thanksgiving with same - sex couples at these key moments in their lives, and to present their ideas to
General Synod 2018, with a view to making proposals at
General Synod 2019.»
It will be recalled that in describing the nature
of worship, in its most
general sense, we found that there were five elements which form the action
of the believer in his cultic approach to deity: Adoration, or praise;
thanksgiving; acknowledgement
of failure or sin;
prayer for others;
prayer for oneself.