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| Pennies from Heaven, George Pemba, 1986 |
A grace written for the Installation Dinner of the Guild of Investment Managers on Tuesday 9th July 2024. The dinner took place a week after the General Election in Ironmongers’ Hall, close to the site of John Wesley’s conversion experience in Aldersgate Street when his heart was ‘strangely warmed’.
In Ironmongers’ Hall,
we gather to install
a Master, Wardens and their Court.
To steward this growing Guild
as you continue to build
the City that we ought.
May we value this time to share
in such delightful fare.
And as we sit and eat,
chewing over our new political elite,
spare a thought for all who serve.
Let us not regret
the sight of stripped assiettes;
a compliment well deserved.
Lord, may all those who invest
be well and truly blessed.
Hearts warmed as we digest
all we are about to receive.
Amen
Image : Pennies from Heaven, George Pemba
