One day we shall live in peace and a little child shall lead us

You know I love Greenbelt so much - to those of you who were there I'm very grateful for you helping to make it what it was. To those of you who weren't, I want to try and share some of what made it special for me.

I'm going to start with the communion service. Anyone wanting to follow along you can actually listen to the whole thing here, or look at what inspired it, and see the song that I liked most: http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/communion-service/

The song "one day" was particularly brilliant, on how no matter what currently divides us, we will one day be happily alongside one another. Man U and Man City supporters sat on the same bench cheering each others goals. In fact, the song printed doesn't have all the lyrics used - I like that there must have been a hastily added up-to-date extra. Those lines were about how women in burkhinis and bikinis will lie alongside each other on the beach, whilst men in business suits rub suncream on the backs of men in speedos.

I liked the witty little tiny bits like you might spot in the photo.

And I really liked how the entire service was led by children. Not a token bit. The Whole Thing. This included interviewing the Archbishop of Canterbury, whose humility I admired. I appreciate for some that it might have been tricky not to have someone Ordained with a capital o to officiate over the bread and wine, but that's never an issue for me.

There was much to be delighted about at GB, I will share more soon, but for now, how ace is it to know that whatever, right now, is dividing you from anyone else - that's not going to last forever. I think we all have a responsibility to work on whatever that barrier is in the meantime, to make it sooner. But eventually, we are not going to be divided from anyone. Hurrah!!!!!!