Photo was taken in Ballincollig Regional Park, Co.Cork (Irl)

Autumn is a delightful season. There are so many colours full of vibrancy and colour. One can call them the fingerprints of God.

Thought on Wednesday – October – 20/10/2010

‘A theology professor once recommended that we read poetry. Why poetry? Because it says what cannot be said. Preachers have to talk constantly about God, whom they have never seen. Poets do not try to box up and parcel God. They possess the great charism of humility before God’s awesome mystery.’ ~Michael McGrath

Poetry is alive and well and not something confined to the past. Many poems continue to be written each day. Many of these never get published but are written to express something personal and important. Many of them are hidden gems. Poems that in some way refer to God are often uplifting, open and honest because they simply do not attempt to box up and parcel God. A mistake of formal religion is to sometimes put God in a box or parcel and then add on the gift paper ready made. It can’t be done and can often be out of touch with the experience of people at ground level. Everyone%u2019s experience of God is different which is why we always need an approach that is open, fresh and liberating. Poets do it naturally and there is a poet in all of us.