The Archbishop of Canterbury has paid tribute to the Queen’s selfless dedication to the nation during her 60 years on the throne. During a thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral, Dr Rowan Williams praised the Queen for enduring the ups and downs of the last six decades ‘faithfully, calmly and generously’. The Archbishop encouraged people not to think of their own individual good as he reflected that the lasting memorial of the celebrations would be the ‘rebirth of an energetic, generous spirit of dedication to the common good and the public service’. Reflecting on the celebrations of the last four days, the Archbishop said that a whole community is rejoicingtogether to honour the simple statement of commitment made by a very young woman, away from home, suddenly and devastatingly bereaved, a statement that she would be there for those she governed, that she was dedicating herself to them.’

Pray: for the Queen, giving thanks for her dedication and faith, an example to us all. (Ps.45:9a)

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