 I remind members of the Covid-related measures that are in place and that face coverings should be worn when moving around the chamber and across the Holyrood campus. The first item of business this afternoon is time for reflection and our time for reflection leader today is Reverend Mary Perkins Minister, Ardoch, linked with Blackford parish church Perthshire. Presiding Officer, members of Parliament, thank you for your invitation to address you this afternoon. When starting my training for ministry, I knew that it was going to be good. I never knew that it would be this good. On the night of my ordination, I knew in my heart that I had not been ordained simply to be a minister but that I had been ordained to ministry because ministry is the serving of others in a world where pain and darkness too often prevails in people's life. Ministry is about listening to people's stories, their pain and their happiness and simply holding it until you find the light, bringing hope into the lives of the vulnerable, of the poor, of the marginalised and discriminated in our society, strive to give them equity. And it struck me that that's exactly what all of you signed up to do as members of the Scottish Parliament, to serve the needs of the people of Scotland, no matter how difficult, how unpleasant or how unpopular it may be. I have a favourite passage in the Bible which teaches me how to serve and how to shine that light into people's darkness, and it's in Matthew chapter 25, darting at verse 35. It says there, For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me. And then the righteous will answer him, Lord, when, when did we see you hungry and feed you or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in or needing clothes and clothes you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you? And the king will reply, truly, I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it for me. Everyone, everyone needs to see the light in the darkness. They sometimes just need that little help. And my prayer for you today is for wisdom, wisdom to strive to be that light bearer for others. And I leave you with the words from the young black American poet, Amanda Gorman. There is always light if only we can see it. There is always light if only we can be it. Thank you.