The day I was proud to be British

An Anglican encounter in Jerusalem

1. Through the Damascus Gate,

Beyond the Old City,

Adjacent to the Eastern bus station

is my favourite place in Jerusalem:

The Garden Tomb.

And the reason why shall soon become apparent.

2. Of far less renown that its sister,

the Sepulchre church,

(esteemed by Orthodox Greeks and Catholics alike for the crucifixion and resurrection)

is The Garden Tomb;

Here is where th…