Photo was taken at Mushera, Millstreet, Co.Cork (Irl)
I dipped into the photo archive for this one. The photo was taken high up on the pass over Mushera mountain, at a place known locally as Togher. The snow had just fallen on the upper slopes while the valley below was clear.
Thought on Sunday – January – 24/01/2016
Our Thought Today is by Jane Mellett called ‘Are You Fulfilling Scripture?
The prologue to the Gospel of Luke is almost like the opening credits of a major blockbuster movie, there’s something exciting about it. We don’t really know who Theophilus was, possibly a patron of Luke’s, but his name also means ‘Lover of God’ and in that sense this Gospel is addressed to all ‘lovers of God’.
In the synagogue, Jesus is handed the scroll from Isaiah. It is one of the most powerful passages in the New Testament as Jesus sets out his mission, his manifesto. The uncomfortable truths contained within the passage cause the crowd to reject him. We know that in our world today good news has still to reach the afflicted, captives still await liberation, the oppressed are not free. So this is not a passage read in the past, it is very much alive, very much a vision for all to have and to work towards. Just as the scriptures are fulfilled in Jesus, they are also fulfilled in each of our lives. There are many causes we can be involved in, refugees, climate justice, homelessness, neighbourliness, community involvement. Wherever we are, in our own small ways, we can strive to make this dream a reality.
‘Lord of the universe, look in love upon your people. Pour the healing oil of your compassion on a world that is wounded and dying. Send us out in search of the lost, to comfort the afflicted, to bind up the broken, and to free those trapped under the rubble of their fallen dream.’ ~
Sheila Cassidy
