The Church of England has issued a prayer for the EU referendum, which asks for honesty, openness, generosity and discernment in considering the choice faced by voters on 23 June.
The nine-line prayer was released without comment by the church. However, according to a source, the text went through many iterations to ensure that it was scrupulously neutral. “There is no secret message,” the source said.
The prayer appeals for “grace to debate the issues in this referendum with honesty and openness”. It seeks generosity for those who seek to form opinions and discernment for those who vote.
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