He also has a deep commitment to justice questions in South Africa. He will build on the excellent tradition, established by Archbishop Tutu, of enabling the whole South African community to work together. It is a distinctive honour for me to have been chosen to succeed Archbishop Desmond Tutu, an outstanding Church leader of our time. We have emerged from a crucible of fire where many people have been wounded and scarred. An urgent task for the church is the transformation of agents of brokenness into angels of healing.
Wounded healers find their healing in Jesus.
By his wounds we have been healed. Wounded people in need of healing are fertile ground for God's grace. What a wonderful opportunity for the Church becoming a sound spiritual house for reconciliation, reconstruction and development. The instruments for a sustainable democracy are now in place. We have a new Constitution, Commission for Human Rights, Constitutional Court, a Public Protector.