Friday, April 29, 2011

Cartwheels of joy in Westminster Abbey



And speaking of the spirit of Diana, Princess of Wales, this is precisely the sort of exuberance and informality she would have loved:
Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing (Ps 30:11)

And David danced before the LORD with all his might (2Sam 6:14)
This anonymous verger is probably about to become a global superstar. It is so wonderfully Anglican. After the restraint of reverence, discretion, sobriety and reflection on the the fear of God, we witness the affirmation of unbridled joy. But this man is not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only three in the afternoon (cf Acts 2:15).