I took this photo last week, with one tree doing its best to stretch up to light above
On This Day
On May 30th 1431 Having led the French army in a momentous victory over England at Orleans during the Hundred Years War Joan of Arc at the age of 19 was charged with heresy and witchcraft and, on this day in 1431, was burned at the stake.
On May 30th 2022 The European Union agrees to a plan, to block two-thirds of Russian oil in an escalating Ukraine War
Birthday’s Today🎂
Steven Gerrard (Former Liverpool Player) is 44
Colm Meaney (Actor) is 71
Significance of Today🤗
Today is International Creativity Day. All throughout the world creative people are doing new things, pushing boundaries and imagining things in a fresh and new way. It is this spirit of innovation, inspiration and creativity that keeps the world moving forward and growing deeper. So embrace your inner artist and let your creativity flow. From painting to poetry, there’s no limit to what you can create. So grab your brushes, pens, or whatever inspires you and let the magic of imagination take over.
Interesting Quote for Today
‘Too many people today know the price of everything and the value of nothing.’ ~Ann Landers
Saint For Today
Saint Joan of Arc. Even prior to her official canonization in 1920, Joan of Arc was considered a great saint. She has long been a symbol of French unity and nationalism as “the Maid of Orléans.” She was beatified in the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris by Pope Pius X in 1909.
Thought For The Week
Last Sunday was Trinity Sunday. Here are my few thoughts on this particular Feast Day.
One of the first prayers we learned as a child is of course the Sign of the Cross. It’s a prayer we often take for granted because we do it without even thinking. It’s the shortest prayer we can say.
It’s a prayer that can mark a beginning and a prayer that can mark an ending. But at its heart is what we call mystery. It is beyond human explanation.
We have heard the saying ‘two is good company but three is a crowd.’ And at the heart of the mystery of the Trinity is the number 3. Right throughout scripture 3 keeps coming up, we had 3 wise men, Jesus was tempted 3 times, the parable of the Good Samaritan speaks of 3 people who passed by, the parable of the sower speaks of 3 different types of terrain that the seed fell into, yielding 3 different levels of harvest, Peter denied Jesus 3 times, on the hill of calvary there were 3 crosses, Jesus between the 2 thieves and Jesus spent 3 days in the tomb.
The Trinity may give the impression that God is distant and removed. But at the heart of the Trinity is that everything in our Universe is connected, everything in life is connected and nothing is in isolation. It is the same with the God we believe in. Everything is connected. If we say God is love, then love holds everything together.
We may not have all the words about what Trinity means but we are not stuck for words when we say that God is love. Love holds everything together. And when you start a prayer with the sign of the Cross, or when you finish a prayer with a sign of the Cross, you are very simply blessing yourself with love.
To me that is not mystery, or something to be dismissed. It is something beautiful and special. Continue to bless yourselves with love whenever you get the chance.
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
‘The Thought For The Week is updated each Monday
