The autumn colours in University College Cork and particularly eye catching at the moment, with beautiful golden colours all over the campus at the moment
On This Day
On November 6th 1913 Mahatma Gandhi was arrested for leading Indian miners’ march in South Africa
Birthdays Today
Emma Stone (Actress from La La Land) is 35
John Giles (Former footballer, manager and sports pundit) is 83
Saint For Today
Today is the Feast of All the Saints of Ireland and is celebrated every year on November 6th.
Significance of Today
Today is Numbers Confidence Day. Not everyone is confidence in their ability to use numbers in everyday life. Today is about regaining some confidence in our ability to use numbers. We tend to downplay Maths and say we are no good. But we are much better than we think we are.
Quote For Today
“Without mathematics, there’s nothing you can do. Everything around you is mathematics. Everything around you is numbers.” ~Shakuntala Devi
Did You Know
Did you know that the addition of numbers on the opposite side of a dice always equal 7
Video for the week🎥 (Updated every Wednesday🎥)
This weeks video is called ‘May They Rest In Peace RIP’
Thought For The Week
“The Gospels do not explain the Resurrection; the Resurrection explains the Gospels. Belief in the Resurrection is not something added to the Christian faith; it is the Christian faith.” ~John S. Whale
A question that’s often asked is – what happens to our loved ones when they die? We know a lot more than we may realise. A fascinating book by the late Colm Keane is called ‘Heading For The Light’. The book was five years in the making which included 100 interviews with people who temporarily died. Their lives briefly ended following cardiac arrests, traffic accidents, complications during childbirth and other factors.
In all cases they returned to life with extraordinary consistent accounts of what took place. Their stories conform to a common pattern. At the moment of death the soul/spirit departs the body. There is no fear, just a great sense of peace. They are looking back down where their body lies, sometimes surrounded by doctors, emergency services or family. Then the soul/spirit travels along a tunnel. At the end of the tunnel is a warm beautiful bright light. The soul/spirit is drawn towards this light. This journey towards the light has been described as relaxing, restful, wondrous, beautiful, comforting, pure joy, a glorious warmth, great serenity and total happiness.
So it is up to each of us to decide. You may believe that this is what happens when we die or perhaps not. I have done a lot of reading around the topic and all come up with the same conclusion, that the moment of death is simply a transition or a stepping stone or a bridge from one world to the next. I have been with many people down through the years at their final moment of transition. If I had to pick one word that would sum up this moment, the word would be peace or peacefully.
It is also our heartfelt belief that they are now at peace and in eternal light and love. During these days of November we remember with love our own nearest and dearest who have died. We miss them in lots of different ways and trying to put this into words is never easy. Some of these words might be: we still miss you, thank you for so many memories, you are remembered with love today, you will never be forgotten and may you rest in peace. Amen
Thought For The Week is updated each Monday
