Photo was taken at Tooreenbawn, Millstreet, Co.Cork (Irl)

A simple flower is the one that can often add the most colour to your garden.

Thought on Saturday – September – 21/09/2013

‘We are all equal in the fact that we are all different. We are all the same in the fact that we will never be the same. We are united by the reality that all colours and all cultures are distinct and individual. We are harmonious in the reality that we are all held to this earth by the same gravity. We don’t share blood, but we share the air that keeps us alive.’ ~C Joybell

Today (Sep 21st) is the feast of St Matthew. He was a tax collector and as a result people hated and despised him. As a result of his lifestyle he was an outcast but yet Jesus saw beyond his role as a tax collector and knew that he had so much to give his expanding team. As a tax collector, his life was in darkness. His life was lonely, empty, dull, lacking meaning and direction. Matthew’s life can speak for us too. We all at times have felt empty and where our lives lacked direction. Maybe right now this is where we are. Matthew’s life completely changed when he met Jesus who believed in him and gave him a reason to rekindle his human spirit. The same possibility is extended to us today as well.

His feast day also coincides with the autumn equinox, of equal light and darkness. Matthew himself was the writer of the first of the four gospels and his gospel highlights the equality that Jesus brought to everyone he met. For Matthew every person was to be valued and respected for who they were. Today’s feast day also challenges us in how we treat others and encourages us to treat others equally and fairly.