Maybe its because I'm a Londoner...
Just read this:
"Every Christian denomination should be on the alert for London; it is the first duty of Londoners themselves, but believers in the country are also concerned in the right condition of the metropolis. London is in some respects the very heart of the world; it influences every land, its vice is a plague to the whole human race, and its religion may be a balm to the remotest lands. London must be the Lord's; we long to see it set as a gem in the diadem of Jesus, as the Kohinoor among his crown jewels."

Amen! These are Spurgeon's words from 1875.
But how we need that to be our prayer today...

Pentecost
It's Pentecost today - celebrating the coming of the Holy Spirit.
Was good to be at West Ham's stadium for the London Global Day of Prayer event.
While in some ways I wonder about such gatherings in terms of use of resources, there was something inspiring about being part of today's event. It was especially good that the event seemed to reflect some of the realities of church in London - it was definitely a multi-cultural event, with the Black majority churches taking a major role, and some authentic Indian-subcontinent flavoured worship. Seemed good to be in such a gathering on Pentecost.

All in all a good event to be part of.