Photo was taken at Turner’s Cross last Sunday evening, Cork (Irl)

It is great to see that Premiership team West Ham United (and my team!) have chosen Cork as their summer training camp. They are very impressed with the facilities available and thankfully they are getting fabulous weather to match. In the friendly game at the weekend they beat Cork City 6-2. In our photo today West Ham player Jack Collison works his way out of midfield in temperatures that hid the mid twenties!

Thought on Wednesday – July – 10/07/2013

‘To describe something, to simply name something properly, in some way already sets you above it. To name something is not to be fully imprisoned by it.’ ~Ronald Ronheiser

It is good to name something, be upfront and then deal with it. It is often tempting to tip toe around something without actually naming it. We do so in case we upset or offend, but we also do it to avoid something we don’t want to face up to. What sort of stuff do we avoid naming? Examples could include any form of addiction, feeling depressed, feeling suicidal, pressures at home or in work, pressure within a relationship or a mistake made. Once we name something it is out in the open and it gives us the freedom to do something about it. When it’s not named, we tend to be in denial and never give ourselves the chance to move on. In many of our Gospel stories Jesus often asked, “What do you want me to do for you?” He gave each person the opportunity to name it and then he helped them into a much better place. Can I name something that I have been avoiding with a while?