‘We looked at ‘What does it mean to be human?’ recognising that veterinary work is about human- animal engagement, so it was worth spending time looking at one side of that engagement. We considered our creatureliness, acknowledging that it is good to be finite — we are designed that way — and therefore it is good to have limits. We focussed on how we are created in the image of God, and that because of that, we have a task to fulfill, representing the good, generous, wise Creator of the universe in the particularities of our individual circumstances. And we considered our being made male and female, seeing our maleness and our femaleness as callings to us from God for us to live into by his grace. We finished by reminding ourselves of the deep goodness of being human, but at the same time acknowledging the deep sadness of being human in our world today. We live with longing and hope for the renewal into rich full authentic human existence that is promised one day to those who trust in Jesus Christ.