Whichever view we took on the referendum proposition, the result gives all of us in the Church pause for thought. I know that in this, throughout our Church of Ireland in this Republic, there were people who were on either side of this debate.  People who journey in faith, and who, each day, do their utmost to put the same Jesus Christ, the living Word of God, and the written word, at the heart of their lives,came to different conclusions and voted in different ways. As we move forward in the churches we can be assured that there are and will continue to be issues on which, in faith, we will be united or divided: abortion, gender issues, other aspects of sexuality, economic policy, political engagement, conflict and military engagement, peace-keeping, the plight of ancient Christian communities in the Middle East,environmental issues, climate change. We have much to learn from listening to one another, learning from one another.