"Its an Honour....."

You have seen them in the fore and background of many of the pictures on this blog.  The workers on this restoration are a diverse bunch of people.  Many are not Antiguan born and when you include the recent contributions by our brothers from St. Peter's in Florida you get a taste of the callaloo of people that have and will make their mark on this endeavour. 

They have one thing in common.  They all say that it is an honour to work on the Cathedral.  I heard this remark today.  I was on the roof with the contractor as he was showing a new worker the scope and nature of the works. 

It is hard work, what we are doing on the roof.  A high parapet wall prevents the possibility of a fall off the side of the Cathedral which is a good safety feature.  The ceiling however gives the dangerous illusion that to slip off one of the beams will result in a short safe fall and not a 30 foot plummet into the foundations.  But those old boards will not hold you up. Many a beam that looks sound is not and is rotten to the core only waiting for a trusting foot to be placed on it before it shows its true colours and gives way.  Yet when faced with all these challenges, this young man's first remark when he steps out unto the roof is, "Its an honour..." 

Yes,......... it is.

God's children at work.  How He must smile.