Photo was taken on the Lee Fields, Cork (Irl)

Despite a lot of recent heavy rain and sometimes very cold weather, the daffodils have been pushing through boldly and bravely.

Thought on Sunday – February – 10/02/2013

The following reflection is by Triona Doherty

‘A boat is safe in the harbour, but this is not the purpose of a boat’ ~ Paulo Coelho

If you don’t try, you’ll never know. Sometimes we need to take a risk. The disciples were understandably sceptical when Jesus told them to ‘put out into deep water’ and cast out their nets. These fishermen had been working hard all night long and caught nothing. But they must have thought there was something in what Jesus was telling them to do – or maybe they were just humouring him. Either way, they decided to give it another try. And what a result – such a huge catch of fish that their nets began to tear, and they filled two boats to sinking point. They got more than they bargained for, just by trusting Jesus, making a leap of faith and giving it another go. Are there areas of our lives where we can take a leap of faith and break out of our comfort zone? We cannot expect to reach our goals without taking a risk every now and then, putting out into the deep and seeing what comes our way. And if things don’t go your way the first time? Try again! Jesus came that we might have life, and have it ‘to the full’.