You may have watched the Grenfell Tower Memorial Service on BBC One on Thursday morning. If not, it is available on line at
BBC One - Grenfell Tower Memorial Service
It was one of the most memorable events I have ever watched on TV. And if you have the time, I would urge you to sit down and watch. The first half hour is the build up - the service itself lasts an hour.
The congregation was probably the most multi-cultural ever seen at St. Paul’s. There were superb moments of reflection - by the Dean Dr David Ison; the sermon in which the Bishop of Kensington spoke movingly and did not pull any punches; the Ebony Steel Band played Leonard Cohen's Alleluia; the readings and above all the silence as the children scattered green leaves left me breathless.
I commend the service to you.
Later last evening I attended the Celebration of Christmas at the same St. Paul’s Cathedral with Jenefer, Paul and Guy - which could not have been in more stark contrast but where reference was made to the morning.
An incredible day - but one expressing hope that lessons have been learned and greed will not succeed.
Dare we hope?
