Photo was taken yesterday at Westcourt, Ballincollig, Co.Cork (Irl)

Lots of rain over the weekend provided this photo opportunity early yesterday.

Thought on Monday – June – 04/06/2012

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be world without end Amen. ~Prayer of praise and glory to God

Yesterday was the feast of the Holy Trinity. Why celebrate something distant and abstract such as mystery? Instead of being afraid of mystery we are called to be open to it. No matter how mysterious or complicated life may be we are reminded that God is in the middle of it, helping us along and through it. One of the first prayers we learned was the sign of the cross. It’s so simple but we often take it for granted. When we touch our foreheads to begin we open ourselves to our Divine creator. Next our hands move down close to our hearts reminding us of God’s special love for you and me. Nothing we do will ever change this. It is eternal and always will be. The next part of the prayer is our hand going from shoulder to shoulder reminding us that from the beginning to the end of every day God is with us. We finish with Amen and even if it’s only a whisper, it means we are putting our trust and hope in God. If the only prayer we say in the morning is the sign of the cross it will be one of the most meaningful and powerful prayers we can ever say.