POETRY SNIPPET AND A POPE FRANCIS CONNECTION PLUS LAC DAY.

30 JULY 2013 POETRY SNIPPET AND A POPE FRANCIS CONNECTION PLUS LAC DAY. "Lie at the heart of the emotion, time Has its own work to do. We must not anticipate Or awaken for a moment. GOD CANNOT CATCH US UNLESS WE STAY IN THE UNCONSCIOUS ROOM OF OF OUR HEARTS. We must be nothing, Nothing that God may make us something. We must not touch the immortal material We must not daydream tomorrow's judgement GOD MUST BE ALLOWED TO SURPRISE US." Patrick Kavanagh. Capitals inserted by me! This snippet has been posted as a result of the last entry. It also fits what Pope Francis said in his World Youth Day homily on 24 July 2013. "I would like to speak of three simple attitudes: hopefulness, openness to being SURPRISED BY GOD, and living in Joy." Today, Sister Mirjam and I had an early start, as we left KORCA promptly at 6.00a.m., with our little group of seven. This included two blind and their helpers, plus other volunteers in work with the blind. We had a most wonderful day in Lac - pronounced "latch" - a Franciscan place of pilgrimage in the mountains, five hours away from Korca. The day was glorious and we welcomed the air conditioning in the minibus as we hastened to complete our journey for 11.00a.m. Mass. We arrived within minutes of the start of Mass. Later, one of our pilgrims, our only Baptised Roman Catholic, met the priest, whom Mirjam knew. We were gifted with two lambs, not standing, but ready for the deep freeze and we also enjoyed our wholesome picnic in the mountain air! Altogether, it was a very happy day and you were all in our prayers and thoughts too. Tomorrow, Saint Ignatius, and also Mother Foundress' Birthday, material for celebration on another day. Next week, the Blind go to the mountain town of Erseke for a Summer Camp. I will not visit, as its quite a journey from here, and a day trip would not really be worthwhile. Instead, I am planning to give students a few days holidays and also plan with Mirjam for a few days. All possibilities are in the pipeline just now! Blessings on each one as we move into August.