Photo was taken over the weekend at Owenahincha Beach, near Rosscarbery, Co.Cork (Irl)

On Saturday the weather was mild but cloudy. A little gap in the clouds at around 4pm had the sun split into reflecting rays. Georgina Walsh made the most of the moment to make another lovely moment.

Thought on Monday – January – 09/01/2012

‘Baptism is an outward expression of an inward faith.’ ~Watchman Nee

For shopkeepers January must be their least favourite month. After December and Christmas people are slow and reluctant to spend in January. We are not willing to go for the extras only the essentials. Our baptism helps us also to deal with the essentials of life and remind us that God is to be found in the ordinary events of our everyday lives. Our baptism may be a distant memory. It may have been a once off event but its effects lasts a lifetime. It is the fuel of our spiritual lives and should give us the reason to be upbeat and optimistic. Yesterday was the feast of the baptism of Jesus and he was baptised to show us that there is a better way. He was baptised to show that there is light and hope to be found in darkness. His baptism was an outward sign that he will help us along every step of life’s journey starting with today. What does our baptism mean for us? It means that God is not absent, distant or removed but with us very much in the essentials of life.