Desmond Tutu planned his own funeral, including the music.
It was a simple affair, with a choir singing some of his favourite hymns, some in his home tongue, Setswana.
One of his favourite hymns, ‘Thato ya hao’ includes the line: ‘Give us the joy of all the things you love’.
Joy in the struggle, and the struggle to truly live freely, whoever we are, is a big part of the legacy he leaves us.
What point is there in the struggle if not to experience joy…