In the Throne Room

In the Throne Room
Revelation 4.1-6a

We were walking into the cathedral as part of a great procession. My companion, a senior clergyman, was looking at the service paper we had been given.

‘Ah!’ he said. ‘I see we have Revelation chapter 4 as the second reading.’

He smiled. ‘One of the two most wonderful chapters in the Bible!’

Knowing I was setting myself up, I asked the obvious question.

‘What’s the other one, then?’

His smile grew even broader...