Photo was taken yesterday in Covent Gardens, central London (Eng)

Covent Gardens is a hugely popular part of London. It’s not a big garden as the name suggests but a part of London that is quieter with no traffic rushing through. It is a place to walk and stroll through markets, stalls, street entertainment, busking and so on. In our photo today one of those street entertainers juggles knives just over Cian Hurley

Thought on Thursday – May – 13/05/2010

A young person’s angle on prayer

At first I learned the Our Father. At that time I did not realise the great effect that this prayer would have on my life. Once I began school, prayer was taught through song and action. It was fun but God was simply someone up there and beyond. I particularly remember my Confirmation. Although it was a long time ago I know it was turning point for me in my own life. I realise gradually that God was not a myth but rather a very real energy in the world. I didn’t feel alone any more. I pray best when I am being artistic in drama or through craftwork. God speaks to me in the enjoyment I get from this creativity. I truly believe that I would not survive without God. God is the love and the beauty that I find in my life. Sometimes I don’t pray as much and I feel empty inside. I feel sad that some people cannot find God. God is a feeling that can never be taken from us, a feeling called love. I pray because I need the warmth that God gives to me each day.