Photo was taken yesterday morning looking over Altamount, Millstreet, Co.Cork (Irl)

A mini rainbow forms as the sun hits early mist and fog hanging over Millstreet and surrounding countryside.

Thought on Tuesday – September – 10/09/2013

‘Fairness is not the end result, it’s the opportunity’ ~Tim Heulskamp

Last Sundays’s drawn All Ireland hurling final was a massive talking point. It probably was the only talking point yesterday in Cork! The phrase that kept getting repeated on the radio and tv was “A draw was a fair result”. Nobody can argue with this and there is so much now to look forward to later in the month.

When we talk about fairness it’s a word we use more than we realise. Life can sometimes be so unfair, throwing unexpected events and setbacks our way. Some people and some families seem to get hammered and we rightly say “It’s not fair”. We wonder where is God? Why can’t God make things more fair? It is always an honest question. One thing we can say with certainty, is that God does not cause life to be unfair. God does not set up traps or difficulties to trip us. In our Gospels Jesus stood up for people who were treated unfairly or for whom life was unfair. He was their voice when no one else would speak for them. So when life is unfair God is especially with us. We do our best to help each other, to make life as fair as possible for everyone. It sometimes seems an impossible task, but one we should never shy away from.