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Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary
Just as we are never conscious of air, because God’s presence is always around us, we never notice it. The journey of faith is a gift of a loving God who takes the first step and waits patiently, silently, almost shyly for the human response.
Life is a vocation, a call to seek this shy God.
This shy God did not come into the world with bells and thunder. When I was a young boy, I sought God by looking up – trying to see if I could find God through some break in the sky. Today when I look for God I look down, not up, because I find God in small things. As Pope Francis has said, we find the extraordinary in the ordinary.
The greatest joy comes from good relationships – the greatest sorrow and suffering come not from loss of job or property but from broken and betrayed relationships. All relationships of love are rooted in the love this shy God has for all of us.
John Scally, Waiting in Joy
We remember at this time...
Halloween, or All Hallows’ Eve, is celebrated by many people across the world on the 31st of October. Although Halloween is often associated with pagan customs, darkness and the celebration of things frightening or evil, it can also be viewed as a time to reflect on the changing seasons, the end of the harvest and the coming of winter.
As the plants and trees wither and the earth appears to grow lifeless, we are reminded of our own mortality. Yet, for Christians, death is not the end. Just as nature awakens and new life emerges in spring, we look forward with hope to the promise of new life through our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
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