"THE DOVE IS TRAPPED AND CANNOT TAKE WING"

The piece was created by a TCU art student in the late 1960s who, sadly, did not sign it. Two bronze doves are imprisoned in rings of barbed wire. One dove's wing has been pierced by the sharp wire. Rust has stained the wing, looking like dried blood.

Still, it tries to fly.

But the dove is trapped and cannot take wing.

And I know this is exactly what the proposed Anglican Covenant will do to the Anglican Communion.

It seeks to wrap rings of bureaucratic barbed wire around the Holy Spirit, imprisoning the Spirit in processes of discipline designed to enforce unanimity of theology, of interpretation of Scripture, and who knows what else.

Please visit Katie Sherrod's blog, DESERT'S CHILD, to view the entire powerful post which includes more pictures. The post is from June of this year, but it is timeless and pertinent today as the Church of England General Synod is poised to vote tomorrow on the adoption of the Anglican Covenant.