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

A sweet pea has flowered eternally in our back garden and is still in flower thanks mainly to no hard frosts so far this winter.

Thought on Tuesday – November – 12/11/2013

‘The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.’ ~B.Ruth

The only talking point in sport has been the appointment of Martin O’Neil and Roy Keane as manager and assistant manager of our Irish Football team. Words like ‘dream team’ and ‘great for the game’ have been used. We wish them well and the two of them will be a great team.

We often apply the word team to footballers and sport but it has many wider implications especially from a spiritual point of view. As we journey through life there are few who can do it entirely on our own. We need support, encouragement and direction. Every time we gather together for prayer there is a great sense of support and a common sense of purpose. If we look closely at our Gospels we find Jesus constantly promoting teamwork. Everything was done with people and for people, not in isolation but always together. As part of God’s team we are to feel loved and valued, not in isolation but very much of part of a wider team with no segregation, individualism or extremism.