Photo was taken at Altamount, Millstreet, Co.Cork (Irl)

The inset photo was taken last week and since then, despite the cold weather, have made a good recovery. It just shows what a hardy and strong flower the daffodil is.

Thought on Tuesday – April – 02/04/2013

‘Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are Easter people and alleluia is our song.’ ~Pope John Paul II


If you google the word alleluia: 6,620,000 options come up. If you had to go through each one you probably would be still be at it right up to next Easter! At Easter time it’s a word that keeps coming up in hymns, readings and prayers. The word is a celebration of joy and thanksgiving to God. If you take the word itself and break it up, one can see why it is so important. The middle part of the word, ‘el’, is the Hebrew word for God. So with God right in the middle of alleluia there is a great build of energy before it and a release of energy after it. So the word alleluia is simply an explosion of energetic praise, thanksgiving and celebration to God. At Easter it takes on even more meaning, as it celebrates our joy that Jesus has risen. It is the hinge on which we rest everything. This Easter we are not shy or embarrassed to say to anyone that alleluia is indeed our song.