25th August - Second Day of Greenbelt

I woke up early this morning as I wanted to go to the Christian Aid morning worship at Centaur. I was pleased I went as they announced that the second service had been cancelled. This one focused on Christian Aid's Climate Change Campaign and included a thought provoking version of Matthew 25 which sought to show how God feels about what we do to the the planet.
After a brief wander around the grandstand, I went to hear Mark Yaconelli talk about "How to make sure your funeral is well attended". It's all to do with the way you treat others - that seems to agree with the funerals I have been to. Just like his Dad Mark gave us food for thought and he has a good sense of humour.
After lunch, I went to see the "Heaven in a box" exhibition. We were given torches and led into a dark room. The boxes were mainly stuck onto the wall - they included some interesting glimpses of heaven. Loved the jelly baby angels and there were quite a few boxes with chocolates in them.
I then went to work in Centaur. It was relativly quiet so I had a wander around the Forgiveness project exhibition myself - the stories are moving and challenging. Steve warned me that he would be a bit late for his session so I went at the end of my shift as I needed to get to the Simon Mayo quiz which was on the other side of the site.
As usual the quiz was good fun. I liked the Cross Idol round when they got vicars out of the audience and asked them to preach on random bible passages. Charades and "One song to the tune of another" were good too. I wonder if I will be singing the words to "I'll be there for you" when we sing "We plough the fields" at Harvest time.
After the quiz I decided to have couscous and various salads for tea - very good.
I then went over to the Underground stage to see Eliot Jack and Belljar. Saw quite a few friends at the Belljar gig - it was good to see Paul, Emma, John and Fiona. Enjoyed the gig - was amused when Paul lost track of how many kids he has and when he said "We've not made an album this year -all I'm good at is making babies!" We waited at the backstage door to see Paul and Charlotte. I think Fiona must be the group's biggest fan. We then went down to the bar for a drink and caught up each other's news. I then went up to the Soveregn Lounge to see Lies Damned Lies. As with last year it was the ideal way to round off the day. Music is very mellow - they ended with the track "Mercy, pity, peace and Love" which is one of my favourites.