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

Karen and Gerard McSweeney holding twin Limousin calves who were born over the weekend!

Thought on Monday – February – 10/02/2014

The Alphabet Prayer ~Author unknown and from the St Martin magazine

Every child comes with the message that God never gets discouraged with us. Now the story goes, a little shepherd bit was watching his sheep one Sunday morning and he heard the bells of the church ringing. Watching the people walk along the pasture where he was, he happened to think to himself, “I would like to communicate with God! But what can I say?” He had never learned a prayer. So on a bended knee, he began to recite the alphabet. Repeating the prayer several times, a man passing by, heard the boys voice and peeked through the bushes. He saw the young boy kneeling with folded hands, eyes closed, repeating the alphabet.

He interrupted the boy. “What are you doing my little one?”, he asked. The boy replied, “I’m praying Sir”. The man seemed surprised and said, “But why are you reciting the alphabet.” The boy exclaimed, “I don’t know any prayers sir. But I want God to take care of me and to help me care for my sheep. And so I thought if I said all I knew, God could put the letters together into words and would know all that I want to say and should say! The man smiled and said “Bless your heart, God will!” And he went to church knowing full well he had heard the finest sermon he could possibly hear.