This afternoon I joined nearly 500 other people at The Show (Scotland) 2014 - a huge charity fundraiser for Breast Cancer Care centred on a catwalk show involving ~20 models all of whom have had a diagnosis of breast cancer.

It was great fun to catch up with friends, some I haven't seen for a long time, and enjoy a tasty three course lunch before watching the models strut their stuff.

It was also poignant - two of last year's models are now being treated for secondary cancer, and one of this year's had died just a couple of months ago leaving a gap in the line up.  In the audience were friends who are doing really well and friends who are now counting every day as a bonus.

In a way, it reminded me of the way I feel at Baptist Assembly... good to catch up with friends, poignant to participate in the 'In Memoriam', sobering and exciting to hear news of others.

I've observed similarities before, of intentionality and shared experiences, so this is not exactly new stuff.

Today BBC news reports the death of a 41 year-old actress who was diagnosed with breast cancer 6 years ago... it is a cruel, unpredicable disease.  Celebrate life, remember what unites you, live, love and laugh.