| 14 th January, 2007
Second Sunday - Year C
S: Good morning - the new year is often a time you hear about people getting engaged isn’t it? And congratulations to all of you who have gotten engaged over the past few weeks.
B: Our word of life for today comes from the wedding feast at Cana, where Jesus performed his first miracle. Mary, said to the stewards, “Do whatever he tells you” - and boy what a party they had when Jesus turned the water into wine. Weddings are a time for celebration and they do take some careful planning and everyone wants their wedding day to be special and to go just right.
S: Yes Brenda, from the couples I know who have got married - they really do put a great deal of work into their wedding day - it takes a lot of preparation and people do need all the help they can get. I also know that peoples faces sink when it is suggested that they do a pre-marriage course, but honestly couples do find the courses useful in the planning of their special day, so no need to be afraid - people and courses are there to help you.
B: This morning, we have a reflection called “The Difference”, which stresses the importance of taking a little time each day to plan and to pray.
I got up early one morning and rushed right into the day;
I had so much to accomplish that I didn’t have time to pray.
Problems just tumbled about me, and heavier came each task.
“Why doesn’t God help me?” I wondered.
He answered, “You didn’t ask.”
I wanted to see joy and beauty, but the day
toiled on grey and bleak;
I wondered why God didn’t show me,
He said “you didn’t seek.”
I tried to come into God’s presence;
I used all my keys at the lock,
God gently and lovingly chided,
“My child, you didn’t knock.”
I woke up early this morning, and paused before entering the day;
I had so much to accomplish that I had to take time to pray.
S: You’ve been listening to “Just a thought” with Seamus Madigan
B: and Brenda Cribbin. We can be contacted through the Limerick Diocesan Offices at Henry Street. You can also download your own copy of this reflection by clicking on limerickdiocese.org
S: We look forward to your company again next week, so take care...
S & B: Bye !!!!!!!
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