I took this photo yesterday at Drishane, Millstreet, Co.Cork in the garden of Liam Flynn. The snowdrops are a powerful sign that spring is beginning. Nothing can stop the growing energy of spring with every passing day. The snowdrops can survive all kinds of weather even the hard cold frosts that we can still get at this time of year. They are a flower of hope. Growing snowdrops in your garden is easier said than done. They are fussy and take time to mature. Some gardeners expect instant results with snowdrops but they seem to mature with time and prefer the quiet and shady part of your garden.
Interesting Quote For Today
“Eventually you will come to understand that love heals everything, and love is all there is.” ~Gary Zukav
Did You Know
Did you know that as light passes through a cloud it interacts with larger water droplets which scatter all colours of the spectrum of light almost equally. This means that the sunlight continues to remain white making the clouds appear white against the background of a blue sky.
Video for the Week🎥
This is my new video called ‘Celebrating Saint Gobnait’. I recently visited her place of pilgrimage in Ballyvourney and I also got to see the musical ‘Gobnait’ which is currently taking place in Ballingeary. This video is a blend of both.
Yesterday was the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes (Feb 11th) and this video below is a prayer to Mary of Lourdes
This was my video last week called ‘Celebrate Your Light’
If you would like to see a selection of my other videos on YouTube you are welcome to have a look at some of them here: https://www.youtube.com/@JamesMcSweeneyFr/videos
This video I made recently and it is called ‘Finding quiet time even for a few minutes’.
Spiritual Thought For The Week
“We are stronger, gentler, more resilient and more beautiful than any of us imagine.” – Mark Nepo
There was a line this week, during one of the weekday readings that stood out for me. It was from the letter to the Hebrews and it read: ‘Jesus is the same today, as he was yesterday and as he will be forever.’ His message of love, peace, kindness, light, hope, healing and so much more is as relevant today as it always has been. It will never grow old or get outdated.
Even though there may be lots of sad and bad news that makes the headlines every day, we are not to get discouraged. We keep our heads up, we stay strong and spiritually it is our belief that Jesus is with us every day but especially today.
Jesus brings many blessings to people, they are never forced and always ours if we want them. Tuesday (Feb 11th) was World Day of the Sick and is the feast of our Lady of Lourdes. Everybody needs some healing. The world we live in today can sometimes be harsh with no soft landings. Through healing Jesus always made sure there was a soft landing for everyone. Healing always goes where it needs to go.
The invitation is to pause and pray for healing. Pray for healing that you need right now. Ask your loving God, or Jesus or Archangel Raphael who is dedicated to healing, or to a Higher Power or to whoever fits your story. Whichever way we pray or whatever words we use are unique to us. But pray for healing, gentle healing, loving healing and especially the healing you need right now. It always knows where to go.
The Thought For The Week is updated each Monday
