Photo was taken yesterday at Bantry, West Cork (Irl)
The ferry headed out to Whiddy Island from Bantry, early yesterday morning in perfectly still water
Thought on Sunday – May – 13/05/2018
Today is World Communications Day. This is prayer is often shared at social media gatherings and it is a useful reminder of the importance of the Church putting out into the deep of the internet: It is by Meredith Gould and is from The Intercom Magazine
Christ has no online presence but yours,
No blog, no Facebook page but yours.
Yours are the tweets through which love touches the world.
Yours are the posts through which the gospel is shared.
Yours are the updates through which hope is revealed.
Christ has no online presence but yours.
No blog, no Facebook page but yours.
Also today
Thought For Today by Triona Doherty called ‘Forgotten feast’
Sandwiched between Easter and Pentecost, the feast of the Ascension can sometimes tend to be overlooked. It can be hard to make sense of the artistic images we see of Jesus disappearing into the clouds as the disciples stand stare after him. But the Ascension does more than simply mark the culmination of Jesus’ earthly life; it opens up for us a path to God. Where Jesus has gone, we hope one day to follow.
As Pope Francis puts it, ‘the Ascension does not point to Jesus’ absence, but tells us that he is alive in our midst in a new way. He is no longer in a specific place in the world as he was before the Ascension. He is now present in every space and time, close to each one of us. We are never alone: the Crucified and Risen Lord guides us.’
It is this very presence of Jesus that gave the disciples, and gives us, the strength for mission. Immediately before he is taken into heaven, Jesus issues his final and most important instruction: ‘Go out to the whole world; proclaim the good news to all creation.’ And after he goes, the disciples straight away set about the task. Far from being suddenly absent, we are told the Lord is now working with them in a new way. The Ascension is less a loss than a transition, a promise that Jesus will always be with us.
