Photo was taken yesterday at Griffins Gardening Centre, Dripsey, Co.Cork (Irl)

An alpaca called ‘Sylvie’ keeps a close eye on the moving crib at Griffins Gardening Centre. Alpacas, sheep, a donkey, ducks, hens and other animals, all add to a lovely Christmas atmosphere at Griffins. Definitely worth a visit!

Thought on Thursday – December – 13/12/2012

‘God doesn’t owe us anything but we owe God everything.’ ~Colleen Rainone.

We sometimes say “I owe you one”, when someone does us a big favour. We appreciate what they’ve done for us and we want to give something back. We sometimes mistakenly think that if we do everything by the book, then God must owe us one. But God really doesn’t owe us anything because whatever we do we are loved truly and uniquely by God. It is we who owe God so much, particularly for blessings received. There are times when our shortest prayer to God is, “I owe you one.” Hopefully as we edge closer to Christmas, it will also be our prayer, no matter how small or big.