At our Ministers Conference, the closing Communion service used this recording of Deacon Blue's 'Dignity'... it was a sound test in Glasgow's George Square, and one of the men gritting the Square (almost certainly with salt imported from Cheshire (!)) asked if they would sing 'Dignity', which they did.  The video brought back so many memories, but especially

• the Christmas Eve of the first Covid lockdown, when I stood in George Square and recorded a video greeting for my church folk
• the days following the MEN/Ariana Grande concert tragedy when I joined others to honour the city of Manchester
• the time I joined a anti-Brexit protest
• the bin lorry tragedy, an event witnessed by some church folk
• the joy and vibrancy of the Commonwealth Games
• the multi-faith prayers of COP26

Some may recall I once used this song as the basis of an evening reflection for a small group meeting on the mezzanine of The Gathering Place.  Others may just know that it's a song I love.

What I didn't know until I chased down the video, was that it was recorded on New Year's Eve 2009, when I had been in Glasgow just a few months... the start of a fourteen year adventure.

Thank you T, you really blessed me today.