I took this photo at Tullig, near Millstreet, Co.Cork The apple blossom beautifully stood out.
On This Day
On May 10th 1975 Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder. How technology has moved on since then!
Birthday’s Today🎂
Bono (Singer with U2) is 63
Diarmuid Gavin (Garden Designer) is 59
Ger Canning (RTE Sports Commentator) is 72
Clodagh McKenna (Celebrity Chef) is 48
Significance Of Today
Today is World Lupus Day. Lupus affects people of all nationalities, races, ethnicities, genders, and ages. Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body (skin, joints, and/or organs inside the body). World Lupus Day serves to call attention to the impact that lupus has on people around the worl
Interesting Quote for Today
‘In truth, happiness is like a garden, requiring care and attention, demanding weeding away the thorns that life throws in its path, uprooting the weeds that smother it and block out the sunlight.’ ~Richard de Meath
Saint For Today
Today’s Saint is Saint Damien of Molokai, also called Father Damien. He was a Belgian priest who devoted his life to missionary work among the Hawaiian lepers.
Did You Know😇
Thought For The Week
‘It doesn’t matter how you pray – with your head bowed in silence, or crying out in grief, or dancing. Churches are good for prayer, but so are garages and cars and mountains and showers and dance floors. Years ago I wrote an essay that began: Some people think that God is in the details, but I have come to believe that God is in the bathroom.’ ~Anne Lamott
There is a growing awareness today how beneficial prayer can be in our spiritual lives. We sometimes think that prayer is long, complex and boring. We certainly feel it’s beyond our reach. But in many ways it is within our reach and especially when we apply prayer to those everyday events that happen in our daily lives. We can find God present in what we do right now, be it out for a walk, reading a book, working in the garden, getting in some exercise or watching the beauty of nature. The list can never be exhausted. God is indeed present everywhere. As we grow in our awareness of this, prayer actually becomes more natural and hopefully more meaningful.
Mindfulness is a word we hear a lot about today. It puts the focus on the present moment. It is becoming aware of what we are doing while we are doing it. It puts emphasis on appreciating the gift of the present moment. When we are mindful, finding God in the present moment becomes so much easier.
The spiritual writer Aileen O’Donoghue wrote the following and it gives us food for thought: In my spiritual life, I try to seek simplicity. When I recognise that I’ve lost simplicity in prayer, I turn to a meditation that many spiritual teachers recommend. In rhythm with my breathing, I start with, “Be still and know that I am God”. Then I drop words off at the end to “Be still and know that I am.” I slowly let go more to “Be still and know” and finally the words I whisper are “Be still”. One can then add the last words back on again until you arrive at where you started, “Be still and know that I am God”. One can do it once, twice or a few times. If you get stuck in prayer why not give it a try.
The Thought For The Week is updated each Monday
