I took this photo a few days ago on the Carrigrohane Road, in Cork. It is a familiar sight everywhere you go at the moment, pools and pools of water. We hope and pray for an improvement in our weather especially for our farming community.
On This Day
On April 9th 2012 “The Lion King” became the highest grossing Broadway show, overtaking “The Phantom of the Opera”
Birthday’s Today🎂
Jennifer Zamparelli (Irish TV and Radio presenter) is 44
Cynthia Nixon (Sex and The City Actress) is 58
Robbie Fowler (Former Liverpool Striker) is 49
Interesting Quote for Today
‘Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.’ ~Hermann Hesse
Significance of Today
Today is Global Holistic Wealth Day. It is a day to challenge the idea that wealth means money and prosperity and that it is purely economic. The thought behind the day is that it is time to re-think and re-consider what is important in this life, and it is time to redefine what real wealth actually is. It is so often said that health is wealth and this is a good starting point as we reflect on this day.
Did You Know
Did you know that the most common name in the world is Mohammad. More than 150 million men and boys in the world bear the name Muhammad which makes it the most popular name in the world.
My Latest Video🎥
I will have a new video up next Wednesday evening. Until then I share this video that I made in Glengarrif Woods and it is simply called ‘Be Calm Be Quiet Be Still’
Thought for Week
A Waterford man Gerard Crowley made lots of news in the last few weeks by winning £250,000 on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. But he wasn’t able to answer the question for £500,000. The question was simple if you knew it. In Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the Last Supper, which apostle is positioned to Jesus’s left side with his finger pointing upwards?’The four choices were Thomas, Peter, Judas and John. Now I don’t have half a million sterling to give out but the correct answer is Thomas!
The clue of course in the question was his finger pointing upwards. The most famous line of Thomas is: “unless I see the holes that the nails made in his hands and can put my finger into the holes they made, I refuse to believe.” His story always features on the second Sunday of Easter. He is sometimes known as ‘Doubting Thomas’. I like Thomas and especially his openness, his honesty and his courage in asking questions.
Along our faith journey we can say that we also have our questions and our doubts. It’s ok to be unsure and uncertain sometimes. It’s ok to question what was once taken as certainty. It actually puts you in a stronger place, because by asking questions you always have to dig deeper to find the answers. Sometimes we don’t have all the answers but when we do, they are there for us to hold and reflect on.
Easter is also a time of reflection and a time to search for answers. It is exploring what the core of our faith means for us. Does the story of the risen Jesus give you hope or does it create more questions? Thomas had honest doubts and questions. They became stepping stones rather than stumbling blocks. Through his questions and doubts Thomas grew as a person, to understand better that life had meaning and hope for him. Our questions and doubts can help our faith grow and mature also with time.
Thought For The Week is updated each Monday
