'Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out.' ~Art Linkletter

Today many Leaving Cert students will pick up their results from their local secondary school. There will be much excitement and inevitably some tears. It's a pity the focus is always on the high achievers. Their photo always seems to make the papers. There are many more heroic stories on students who have made huge efforts in difficult and challenging circumstances. Their photo will not make the papers but hopefully for many of them the results will present much promise, many opportunities and a great sense of hope in moving onto new beginnings. Not everyone will get what they want and what to do next may not be as clear. Exam results are important but life will go on and life will continue to bubble with options and things to do. We pray for all those who got their results today. We ask God to gently direct them as they move onto new things, new opportunities and new beginnings.