In his Easter message, the Archbishop of Wales will be urging people to step back from the political turmoil caused by the debate over Brexit and think about the people in society who are in need.
At Brecon Cathedral on Easter Sunday (April 21), the Archbishop will say that the country is "in a bit of a bind politically" but adds that "there are other things on the nation’s agenda, real issues of real need".
He will urge his congregation and the wider community to help bring new life to the needy through acts of generosity, love and compassion.
He also calls on people to treat each other with respect, regardless of their political differences and to resist attempts at encouraging civil unrest.
The Archbishop will be delivering his sermon at the cathedral from 11am.
During his speech he will say: "As we move towards Easter 2019, our celebration of the new life of Jesus, we are ourselves at a time of political turmoil. I hope that, despite the deeply unwelcome agitation and activities of some who see this as an opportunity to encourage unrest, there won’t be any, and that people will take a step back, recognising that, just as they have their own firm opinions, so do others and their right to hold those opinions is something to be respected.
"More than that, I hope that people will turn their attention to the many needy people we have in our communities and beyond. I don’t need to remind you of either the exceptional needs some of these have people have, or their causes. Their world needs change; they need new life; they want their own resurrection.
"It’s sometimes said that we don’t have the capacity to change the world – it is all too complicated, difficult and challenging. My response to this is to affirm that one act of kindness, one act of generosity, one act of compassion, one act of forgiveness, one act of love, by one person to another, changes that other person’s life; and if one person’s life is changed then the world is changed and changed for the better.
"So, yes, we are in a bit of a bind politically; but there are other things on the nation’s agenda, real issues of real need. I urge that, at this time of celebrating Christ’s new life, we won’t let goodness and love be put to one side, we won’t try and do away with the message of compassion, and that we will seek to bring new life to those who are in really deep need."