Judge David Turner, for twenty years a churchwarden at All Souls, spoke so well that some of us felt like applauding at the end. He began by recalling John’s written instructions when he went to the College of St Barnabas in 2006 whose carers were present and were warmly thanked. “I do not wish to cling to life. I have a living hope of a yet a more wonderful life beyond death. I do not wish to be unnecessarily hindered from entering it.” Today’s funeral was “supremely an au revoir moment….”
{He] recalled one particular meeting he arrived at at All Souls having been dive-bombed by a seagull on his way to the church. He went into the meeting still wiping the considerable mess off his suit and muttering “wretched seagull.” John responded: “ A herring-gull or maybe a black-headed gull, but a mere seagull it was not. Dear brother, you have been judged for your ignorance.” Cue laughter in the aisles.
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Chris Sugden–Notes from John Stott's Funeral
Judge David Turner, for twenty years a churchwarden at All Souls, spoke so well that some of us felt like applauding at the end. He began by recalling John’s written instructions when he went to the College of St Barnabas in 2006 whose carers were present and were warmly thanked. “I do not wish to cling to life. I have a living hope of a yet a more wonderful life beyond death. I do not wish to be unnecessarily hindered from entering it.” Today’s funeral was “supremely an au revoir moment….”
{He] recalled one particular meeting he arrived at at All Souls having been dive-bombed by a seagull on his way to the church. He went into the meeting still wiping the considerable mess off his suit and muttering “wretched seagull.” John responded: “ A herring-gull or maybe a black-headed gull, but a mere seagull it was not. Dear brother, you have been judged for your ignorance.” Cue laughter in the aisles.
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