 Rhaea y bydd yn gwneud y tîm fod yn y bydd gwasgwlad a mae'r tîm fod yn yr ystafell yn y rhan, ynogi'r pan yw, Mike Gargrave, tîm fod yn yr ydydd y tyl celery bwrw deithas yng nghymru. Byddem. Mae hynny'n meddwl y disgwyl Scottish Parliament. Thank you for the opportunity to address you today. I'm the Minister of the Church of Scotland, minister of the I'm grateful to Jackson Carlaw for nominating me to deliver the time of reflection. I just wish my granny was here to see me, although I'm sure if she was she would be unbearable. I thought about what I wanted to say today and I think I'd like to express my admiration for you. I have a great respect for what you do for the commitment you have to the people you serve and I know that there are times as a parish minister when I can find the role challenging, especially when people have expectations of me based on their idea of what a minister should be and most people have these expectations. You too, in your service, will have to live with the expectations of your constituents and of the nation and each person will have different expectations. The criticism you receive at times is appalling and mostly unfair. People tend to forget that you entered politics to serve, not for anything you get but to serve and that's admirable. It's easy to criticise and I believe that we should stop and remember that there's always more that unites us than divides us and while we may have different opinions on political parties, football teams, religion and questions relating to other issues, we are all people sharing our communities together in the New Testament of the Bible, Galatians 3 verse 28 tells us that there's neither dwewn or gentile, neither slave nor free, there is neither male or female for you are all one and it ends with in Christ Jesus. If you're a Christian then the in Christ Jesus is relevant to you but if you have another faith or even none, this short verse makes this point. We're all one and while we have our differences surely we can learn to live and work together as one. We're living through ever changing times. As I get older, I find myself occasionally questioning the values of these days but there again I question some of the values of my youth and I recognise we live in better times with more understanding, more grace towards each other. Regardless of how we react to the changing values of our times, I hope we can still find a respect within us for the other and acceptance for the other. Through accepting and respecting the difference of others, we learn and we grow together and consequently we become better people. Through accepting and learning from others we develop characteristics that benefits our societies and our communities. I want to end with another short Bible passage from Matthew 25 40. The king will reply, truly I tell you, what you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me. I pray that folk learn to be kinder, more respectful and accepting of others, especially the least of us. I also pray for each one of you here in this chamber that you remain strong as you continue to go through changes and serve our nation. Thank you for your time today.