Photo was taken at Col√°iste Choilm, Ballincollig, Co.Cork (Irl)
All schools got their Christmas holidays yesterday. Marie Neville and Meabh Mac Manaman getting into festive spirit before they set off for the Christmas break.
Thought on Friday – December – 23/12/2011
‘When a great moment knocks on the door of your life, it is often no louder than the beating of your heart and it is very easy to miss it.’ ~Boris Pasternak
Christmas can best be described as a great moment. It stirs something special within all of us. Families have various traditions in these few days around Christmas. They are faithfully kept each year and collectively they make Christmas special. At our airports there is much joy and hugging as families welcome loved ones home. We celebrate the birth of Jesus each Christmas. Everything evolves around this. It is indeed a great moment but its greatness can easily be missed. Why did God choose to come into this world just like one of us? Why did God choose a simple stable on the outskirts of a busy town? Why was it done quietly and without fuss? Nothing has changed for Christmas 2011. God still comes into our lives quietly and without fuss. We could so easily miss it. What a pity if we were to let such a great moment slip us by.
