Photo was taken in the gardens of Myross Wood Retreat House, West Cork (Irl)
A bumblebee heads for foxglove flowers to gather pollen and nectar. Most foxgloves are purple in colour and one does not find as many white ones. The bumble bee makes a great buzzing sound within each flower, as the long trumpet of the flower amplifies the sound within.
Thought on Monday – June – 16/06/2014
‘Listen to the urgings of God. Anticipate God’s light. Listen for answers you don’t expect and be open to solutions you don’t see coming.’ ~Richard Kautz
We have just celebrated Trinity Sunday and it is a reminder that much about God and life is mystery. A mystery is not something you can’t know anything about, but is something that you can’t know everything about. This is so true when it comes to knowing God and talking about God. We are only scratching the surface. Trinity Sunday acknowledges and rejoices in the fact that our God is wrapped in mystery. It means that each day is pure gift, a day to find something new and exciting about God that we didn’t know before.
The Trinity is about the relationship of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We have heard the saying that two is company but three is a crowd. So where does this leave the Trinity? Three is a number that occurs regularly in the Gospels: three wise men, Jesus tempted three times in the desert, Peter denied Jesus three times, Jesus fell three times on the road to Calvary, three days in the tomb and so on. While we may not fully be able to explain the mystery of the Trinity, it is good to acknowledge that much of life is indeed mystery. Life can be unpredictable, uncertain and at times cruel. In the mystery of life we believe that God is somewhere in the middle, helping us to cope and adapt. Somewhere in the middle of it all are three forces working together as one and hopefully making a difference to all our lives. The invitation this weekend is to be open to the mystery of God in our lives, to listen for answers we may not expect and to be open to solutions we hadn’t seen before.
