Photo was taken near An Riasc B&B, Ballydavid, Dingle, Co.Kerry (Irl)

This picture taken earlier in the year and it was a carpet of daisies along a small road.

Thought on Wednesday – October – 09/10/2013

‘Life is not random, it has a point and God provides us with guides through the wilderness. We are not aimless wanderers, we are pilgrims and our goal is ahead of us.’ ~Mark Woods

Many feel that life is a series of random events, that hurl along at an incredibly fast pace. The pace and the speed is so fast that it leaves many feeling why bother or what’s it all for? At the heart of spirituality is that life is not random. Instead there is meaning and purpose to life, that we are important, valuable and precious. Our story is one thread in the great tapestry of life that God is making. This thread always stands out and never gets lost.

But when we get caught up in the hectic pace of life, it is sometimes hard to see the threads of our life making a difference. But they do. The constant message in the Gospel stories is how Jesus gave people a purpose and a belief in themselves. They were reminded how their story was valued and important. They were helped to realise that life is not a collection of random events. There is something more. The same goes for us today. We pray for help in finding that something more. We pray for direction when we are wandering. Finally we pray for the strength to believe that our threads are always visible and a crucial part of God’s great tapestry.