We arrived back in England and the Times featured an article about Stephen Hawking’s new conclusion that physics had made God redundant and that there does not have to be a first mover. Somehow gravity or the String Theory can do the trick of making everything from nothing. I’m not sure.

I’m sure that this morning I went into Troyes cathedral. It was early morning and the vast nave was empty. The sight was awe inspiring. Magical. Here, faith had built up a mighty edifice of indescribable power and beauty. In this I had faith.