God of time and eternity,
whose Son reigns as servant, not master;
we give you thanks and praise
that you have blessed this Nation, the Realms and Territories
with ELIZABETH,
our beloved and glorious Queen.
In this year of Jubilee,
grant her your gifts of love and joy and peace
as she continues in faithful obedience to you, her Lord and God,
and in devoted service to her lands and peoples,
and those of the Commonwealth,
now and all the days of her life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord
Amen

What a great 4 days of celebration. I have loved seeing all the different aspects of the diamond jubilee ending today with the wonderful service from St Pauls and the carriage procession and fly past of the planes. I feel very proud to be British. We do pomp and circumstance well - even in the rain. Paul is in London today and although he didn't see her he did see her carriage, marching bands and the planes fly past. A little bit of history in the making. I have enjoyed it all from the comfort of my warm and dry house! We watched the concert last night with Joy, Matt and Talia - along with strawberry, cream,Victoria sandwich and Pimms. I must say that is a great combination!
My thoughts are with all those people who now have to struggle home in the pouring rain.