WYD 2008 - At the Beach with the Beauty of God

How good is this? Down at Bells Beach for a Dawn Service with the Cross and Icon and we're joining a few local surfers before a few of the brave go out for a surf. To tell you the truth -- personally I'm jealous -- however, if you look behind us you can see that the cross has come all the way to the shores here to celebrate the youth and a big part of our culture which is surfing. So why don't you join us down at the beach for this service?

When you're out there surfing there's a bit of a magical feeling out there. You don't really know why you're out there sometimes but, do you sometimes feel like you've got a connection there?

"Oh yeah -- definitely. Sometimes you go out with one foot sloppy but it's still great and you know, it's awesome, once again to feel that great connection and especially now with the cross here. It's great!"

Down here with the cross and Icon, um, I guess this is something a little bit different?

"Yeah -- it's pretty magical really -- having the WYD cross travelling around Australia after travelling all around the world, and it's come down to, you know, one of Australia's most famous icons which is Bells Beach. So it's a pretty amazing morning to be here and see that."

So what do you think World Youth Day means to you guys?

"Ah well I think WYD means that you've got to embrace that youth are here and the youth are present and, like, we're all recognised. And it just goes to show that the Church recognises us and the world recognises us and hopefully we can build upon that and contribute in some sort of way".

Right, well, this is what it's all about -- The Iconic Bells Beach, Australia with the Cross and Icon for WYD. We've had a great dawn service this morning, and I hope you enjoyed it too. God Bless!

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