Photo was taken at Coláiste Pobail Bheanntraí (Bantry Community College), Bantry, West Cork (Irl)

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Thought on Monday – November – 31/10/2016

Thought For Today by Fr Tom Clancy called ‘Never Too Small’

In times of crisis, a common reaction is to blame our leaders. Church leaders know this only too well. Of course, like the rest of us, they too make mistakes and need to acknowledge this fact. But to lay the blame for all our ills on them is destructive and dishonest. Each of us has the opportunity to create cells of goodness and service wherever we are. Among believers, buck passing is often due to a crippling sense that we cannot see a way to make a worthwhile input into the life of God’s Church. Too many believe that we are too small to count. We are not.

In Christ’s time, Zacchaeus was too small to see Jesus passing by. Aware that life’s chances do not repeat themselves, Zacchaeus moved quickly to offset this limitation. He climbed a tree. Looking Jesus in the eye changed his life.

We meet Jesus in and through one another. Responsibility for caring for people in need and for our environment belongs to each of us. Like Zacchaeus, we must find ways of seizing today’s opportunities now and not leave it to the preacher. Otherwise we may never encounter Jesus. We are never too small to make a difference.