I the Lord of Sea and Sky

Just remembering all those times (about every evening) when, while at Archdruids' training college, we sang "I the Lord of sea and sky". A hymn that has many advantages:

• It sounds quite hymn-like. 
• And yet it's quite modern.
• It's stirring.
• It's very challenging, and sounds quite evangelistic.
• And yet it's got very little actual theology at all.

I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard my people cry.
All who dwell in dark and sin my hand will save.
I, who made the stars of night, I will make their darkness bright.
Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I send? 

Now is it just me, or is the rational response - "Not that I'm ducking out of this in any way, Lord, but given the qualities you've just listed - do you feel maybe there's a better person for the job than me? Would it be more sensible if  I just stewarded or something?

Pete Waterman and the Railway Line

I was fascinated to read that Pete Waterman is all in favour of the High Speed Rail Link.
Obviously if I want to know whether or not a multi-billion pound infrastructure project is going to give us sufficient benefits to outweigh the environmental degradation, planning blight and noise pollution, the first person I'm going to ask is an ageing pop producer in a Paddington Bear duffel coat.