I was on a bus passing through Dublin city centre today when I saw a march leaving the Garden of Remembrance. As there were a lot of red banners, and I'd seen posters for an "anti-racism" march this week, I assumed that was what it was all about. But when I looked closer, I saw the name "Jesus" on the banners. I hadn't heard about this.
I got off the bus and joined it. It went from the Garden of Remembrance to Stephen's Green. There were several big screens, a lot of Christian rock music, prayers, speeches, and so on. RTE, Ireland's national broadcaster-- which rarely inflates figures when it comes to any religious event-- put the crowd at ten thousand. That seems right. There were people of every kind there. The event certainly had an evangelical flavour but there were also plenty of Catholic symbols on display.
It was great to see, and great to join in. To echo a phrase that was on many peoples' lips: praise Jesus!
Heartening! You wouldn't get that in London.
ReplyDeleteReally? I always imagine you get everything in London!
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