But words, however well informed, are not enough. Jesus Christ himself was the Word made flesh and the deepest communication goes beyond words. He communicated most profoundly when he was lifted up - on the cross. Likewise, the Church is Communication when she embodies the love of Jesus Christ in very practical ways like the ecumenical employment project on the Frampton Park estate in Hackney, the community centre in Rossmore Road and in hundreds of other similar ventures. There are some things you can say but there are some things that you can only show.
Modern communications are full of images which can sometimes be superficial.
By embodying Jesus Christ, the Church serves by offering icons which go beyond images in being full of the radiance of the truth rather than mere reflections. The blood of life flows in such a Church. London and the Bishops of London have lived through many different seasons. Then we see Mellitus, the 17th Bishop, in 604 chanting as he marches up Ludgate Hill to re-enter the pagan Saxon city. The 92nd Bishop, Nicholas Ridley, was burnt at the stake for his faith in the great crisis of the Reformation.