I’ve just had the joy and privilege of visiting the Kennedy Space Centre where I encountered many stories of people who might be called pilgrims in space.

Many of these people journeying into space, to the moon, living in space on the spacelab, and now contemplating travelling deeper into space, have looked on the amazing planet we live on and speak of the responsibility we have to live together and care for this world.

We don’t have to have an out of this world pilgrimage – although it seems to help – to understand that to be Human is a powerful thing which comes with great responsibility … not to hold back but to press on into greater creativity and generosity.