Photo was taken on the old walkway between Killarney and Kenmare, Co.Kerry (Irl)

Walkers make their own way along the beautiful walk between Killarney and Kenmare

Thought on Sunday – October – 21/10/2018

Thought For Today is by Triona Doherty called ‘Your mission’ from Intercom Magazine

Tom Cruise is no stranger to performing outrageous stunts. He has scaled buildings, clung to sheer rock faces, and dangled out of helicopters, all in the name of entertainment, and his movies are all the better and more realistic for it. Time and time again, the daredevil actor has pushed himself to his limits, and his methods succeed in shaking audiences out of their ennui and transporting them to a world where anything is possible. In the latest Mission Impossible film, he broke his ankle while filming a rooftop leap, but true to form he simply kept on running.

What has a movie star got to do with Mission Sunday? This day is set aside every October to encourage us all to reflect on the mission we have been given to spread the gospel. For some brave men and women, this involves leaving their home and travelling
abroad, building up the Church in challenging and sometimes dangerous circumstances.

For all of us, it involves an attempt to live out the teachings of Jesus and spread the good news, whatever our situation in life. It takes courage, and sometimes we need to push ourselves to our limits, beyond our comfort zones. Though we stumble and things can get difficult – we have doubts perhaps, or are ridiculed for our faith or lifestyle – we do our best to keep on going.

The Mission Impossible movies each include the instruction: ‘You mission, should you choose to accept it’ This Mission Sunday, we are called to make a choice. Will we choose to play our part in the Church’s missionary work?