Photo was taken near the Gearagh, West Cork (Irl)

The main photo was taken on the bus as we drove to Gougane Barra. (Not ideal but enough to capture the moment!)
After very heavy rain the river Lee had burst its banks. The small inset photo was only taken a week later and the water had gone back to normal levels again.

Thought on Saturday – November – 09/11/2013

‘Don’t we have divinity at our fingertips each day? We need but reach out in friendship to another human being to touch the face of God. For if not there, where else?’ ~Tom Cahill

The dictionary defines ‘Divine’ in religious terms as: “the state of things that come from a supernatural power or deity, such as a God or spirit beings and are therefore regarded as sacred and holy.” But such a wide definition of what divine could mean falls short for us. For most of us the language used in explaining things about God is often in a language we don’t understand. We want to understand it but it is beyond us.

But I like the way Fr. Tom Cahill explains it. He says: “the divine is at our fingertips each day. When we reach out in friendship and love to someone else, we touch the face of God”. This can only mean that God is so near us, closer than we can possibly imagine. So where there is love we find God. This God is not distant, not judgmental and not giving out to us. We are wrapped in divine love and nothing can change this. Which person in your life brings you close to the divine? They are a real treasure in your life.