Photo was taken at Cortijo Salinas, Montecorto, Spain

In Spain especially in the south, many villages and towns are to found on the sides of hills and mountains. Sometimes they can be way up in the hills and sometimes right down in the valleys. There are few houses to be found scattered across the countryside. Community is important in many of these villages. As all the houses are painted white to reflect the sun they particularly stand out like Montecorto in our photo today.

Thought on Friday – February – 22/02/2013

‘Priorities are not written in granite. They need to be flexible and change as we do. I find it helpful to think of priorities as the wooden frame upon which we stretch the canvas of our days.’ ~Sarah Breathnach

A priority is something that is important to each of us. Our health is an important priority as is the welfare of our family, financial security, employment and so on. There are many other priorities that are unique to each of us. For some the main priority is simply to get through this day. We are indeed pulled in all directions and it’s sometimes hard to know what’s important and what takes priority.

The image of the wooden frame with a blank canvas, is helpful and particularly when we apply it on our journey through Lent. Each day is God’s precious gift to us and like a canvas it is blank waiting for us to add our colour. If we don’t prioritise certain things we end up trying to do everything and in the end have little to show for it. Lent is not meant to be an endurance race or a marathon, trying to get to the finishing line. It is all about doing what we can do best today. What one thing is important to me today? Can I do something to make it happen?