I loved Coventry Cathedral so much! I cried more than once. Thankfully my lovely, lovely friend was there with me to just hold me. Reconciliation is such a powerful theme. Talking to my Grandma about it later today, years on since she visited, she remembered the words written on the wall: "Father forgive" - not "Father forgive them", but the far more poignant and controversial at the time admission that we all need forgiveness for our part in all that's unjust and unpeaceful. (Unpeaceful may not be an actual word, but humour me - it's been an incredibly full on day.)
There is so much symbolism - if you've not been I can't recommend it highly enough. On first walking in, the inside looks pretty austere, but as we started to look around, all the masses of light and colour and meaning become apparent - and once you get to the altar and look back, you can see all the windows that were hidden upon entry. Did I mention I loved it? :)
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