Michael Curry's sermon at royal wedding imagines 'when love is the way'
The Episcopal presiding bishop wove in references to Teilhard de Chardin, Martin Luther King Jr., and the composers of African American spirituals.
Michael Curry. Photo courtesy of Episcopal News Service.
Michael Curry, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, preached on the power of love at the royal wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle, who is American, on May 19 in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, England.
The couple had asked Curry to preach at the wedding. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, head of the Church of England, of which Queen Elizabeth II is “supreme governor,” solemnized their vows.
In a 13-minute sermon on Song of Songs 8:6–7, Curry wove in references to Teilhard de Chardin, Martin Luther King Jr., and the composers of African American spirituals. Like Curry, Markle is a descendant of African people who were enslaved.
