This one tree on its own today stands out. Today is Joyful Sunday and we celebrate your good news which always stands out (Photo from Pixabay)
On This Day
On December 17th 1903 The Wright brothers make the first sustained motorised aircraft flight at 10:35 AM, piloted by Orville Wright at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina US
On December 17th 1986 Mrs Davina Thompson makes medical history by having the first heart, lung & liver transplant at Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, England
Birthdays Today
Pope Francis (Current Pope) is 87
Mick Dowling (Irish Boxing Legend) is 77
Stephen Cluxton (Dublin Goalkeeper, with 8 All Ireland medals) is 42
Saint For Today
Today Dec 17th is Saint Lazarus
Significance Of Today
Today Sunday Dec 17th is Joyful Sunday and we celebrate all good news and especially your good news. More about this in our video below
December 17th is Wright Brothers Day. One important day that changed the world was the day when a man was able to fly through the air in the style of a bird! Not only was this unprecedented, but it set the stage for a whole host of other ideas and inventions that have contributed to the advancement of technology as well as the adventure into space. The airplane has certainly made the globe a much smaller, more accessible place for humans. And right at the beginning of it all were two brothers from the US state of Ohio, Orville and Wilbur Wright.
Interesting Quote For Today
“Collect moments not things” ~Author Unknown
Did You Know
Did you know that at any given time, there are 9,700 planes and 1.2 million people in the sky somewhere!
Video for the Week🎥
The video for this coming week is called ‘A wheelie different Advent wreath’
Here is my Thought for the Week:
‘God is a circle whose centre is everywhere.’ ~Timaeus of Locris
The circle is a universal and sacred symbol with many meanings. It represents eternity, timelessness, totality, wholeness and God. It is a symbol of unity. It is also the symbol of infinity. It does not have a beginning or end nor does it have sides or a corner. No other shape is as unique or as complete as a circle.
In ancient culture the yin and yang symbol is represented as a circle divided into two equal parts by a curved line. One side represents the yang (masculine) and the other is the yin (feminine). Both are beautifully balanced and represent harmony and balance. When there is too much of one, the circle becomes out of balance. The invitation is to constantly find the balance and harmony in life as best we can.
For thousands of years the circle represents God. God is the circle whose centre is everywhere and whose circumference in nowhere. This ties in with our expanding universe. We know our planets circle around the sun and we know that the moon circles around our planet earth every month. We are surrounded by the beauty of circles.
The idea of God as a circle is inclusive, meaningful and accurate. God like a circle is at the centre of everything, not just the good stuff, but also the difficult and challenging moments in our lives too. When life gets difficult it is our belief that we are circled in light and love.
As we approach Christmas, it is all about celebrating a God who is at the centre of everything and the centre of our lives. If our lives feel out of balance as they sometimes do, we are invited to let the circle of God’s light and love bring some beautiful balance back in. Christmas is such a lovely time to begin to let this balance return.
