Thought for February:
Inspiration that comes late is still inspiration
Several weeks ago, in bitterly cold weather, I sat in a parking lot, listening to the Canadian Broadcasting Company’s program, Tapestry. The host was interviewing a remarkable man with a soft, gentle Irish accent. His name was Father John O’Donohue.
I found what he had to say about the simplicity of life, about how our modern activities erode our spirit, and what we had to do to turn that around. At the end of the program, I was devastated to learn that he had died unexpectedly only a few days before, at an entirely too young an age. I had so many questions I wanted to ask him, and even though I’d only heard of him for the first time an hour previously, I felt a real sense of loss.
Thank goodness that he left a life-time of books to be savored.
To learn more about his life, go to http://www.jodonohue.com/
To hear the CBC interview (RealPlayer required), go to