My Presidential Year

Abstract

"To review a presidential year is to gasp in wonder at how one was upheld and carried through such a demanding but exhilarating time. You can't have a dummy run to find out what it is like, but once you are launched there seems to be a momentum about it. I suppose it's a mixture of adrenalin and prayer, in varying proportions, as you respond to the demands and plead for heavenly help. Picking out the highlights is difficult in a year of so much light, but it has to start with the Bradford Assembly, and the realisation of being carried along on people's prayers, so much so that I could actually relax into the situation and enjoy it. This set the tone for the year, so at the end of it, when people ask "Did you enjoy it?" I can answer, "Yes, to my surprise I did. I knew it would be worthwhile and a wonderful opportunity and all that, but I actually enjoyed it too!""