This week, on the anniversary of the Magna Carta (15 June), we can remember the words signed by King John that formed its first clause, ‘that for us and our heirs in perpetuity, the church shall be free, and shall have its rights in full and its liberties intact’. Over the referendum we can pray for our nation to rediscover our God-given identity and purpose, and be positioned for maximum influence in the days ahead. Jesus gave his Church the great commission, so that we can decree and declare over this land ‘freedom to the Church to fulfil its call to preach the gospel, heal the sick, set the captives free and to bring in the Kingdom to these nations.’ We praise and thank God for the freedoms which, based on His word, have been our inheritance, encompassed in our laws, and impacted the world.