This photo was taken in Carpathian in Ukraine. With so many sad stories coming from this country with the ongoing war, it is nice to share this beautiful photo of recent snow in Ukraine. Picture is from Creative Travel Projects.

On This Day

On January 24th 1556 An earthquake in Shaanxi Province in China killed 830,000 people.

On January 24th 1984 Apple launched its revolutionary Macintosh personal computer

On January 24th 2004 Launched in mid-2003, the six-wheeled robotic rover called ‘Opportunity’ landed on Mars on this day back in  2004 and it analyzed rocks and soils and relayed pictures back to earth.

On January 24th 2019  Many temperature records were broken in South Australia including the highest ever recorded for capital Adelaide at 46.6C

Birthday’s Today

Neil Diamond (Legendary singer songwriter) is 83

Luis Suarez (Footballer) is 37

Interesting Quote for Today

‘You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.’ ~Joyce Meyer

Saint For Today

The Saint for today (Jan 24th) is Francis de Sales. He was a lawyer, priest, bishop and saint. He is often called ‘The Gentleman Saint’ because of his kindness. He was a great teacher who used simple language to get his message across.

Significance Of Today

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity finishes tomorrow Thursday. It is an annual event that brings together Christians from different denominations to pray for unity among the church.

Did You Know:

Did you know that the phrase “lightning never strikes the same place twice” is a total myth. The reality is that lightning can and will strike the same place twice, whether during the same storm or centuries later.

Video For The Week🎥

The video for this week is called called is called ‘The most calm and peaceful prayer – The Serenity Prayer’

The video for the week is updated every Wednesday at 7pm (Irish Time)

Thought For The Week

The weather over the past week or so has been so cold with lots of hard frosts. Even the lake all around Gougane Barra in West Cork, froze over during the week. It is not often that this happens and the last time it happened was back in 2010. The weather this weekend changes back to what we are used to, rain and milder weather.
As the ice melts away today with the arrival of mild weather, there is also a spiritual meaning too. We often talk about God’s love and the difference it makes spiritually. The invitation each day is to let the love of God melt away our fears, doubts, negativity and any worries we may be experiencing right now. Just gently allow God’s love to melt you. May you experience the peace and joy that comes from turning and opening to God’s love. Even the coldest parts of our lives can melt away when we turn to God’s love, healing, forgiveness and beautiful blessings.
Even if you are not religious, let something or someone melt the parts of your life that feel cold or frosty. The power of love is really strong and it certainly has the power to melt and transform in ways that go beyond words. That is why spiritually the love of God has got lots of significance and the invitation is to simply allow God’s love to melt you.

The Thought For The Week is updated each Monday