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The Adoration Team providing
Gardening for the Soul
I read somewhere that the Moso is a bamboo
plant that grows in China and the Far East. After
the Moso is planted, no visible growth occurs for
up to five years - not even under ideal conditions!
It appears to just sit there without growth, then as
if by magic it suddenly begins to grow at the rate
of two and a half feet per day reaching a full height
of ninety feet within just six weeks. The Moso's
rapid growth is due to the miles of roots it developed
over these first five years, then it can withstand
the tough seasonal weather typical of the
Far East.
The story of the Moso bamboo can also help us.
The plant sinks it’s roots deep into the soil and
searches hard for the nutrients it requires for
growth. When the root system is prepared, it then
grows. As Christians, we are called to put our
roots deep into God’s word so we can find the nutrients
we need for our spiritual growth. Often
there seems to be very little visible growth, but we
all know if we take the journey seriously, there is a
lot of interior preparation work happening. We are
preparing our root system. We are called to put
our root system deep into the soil of God. It is
there we will receive the required strength to endure
all things. It is there we will become a disciple
of Christ. Then like the bamboo, we will be able to
bend with the troubles of our life without breaking.
Then we will be firmly planted in the Lords soil.
For this to happen, we need to spend some time
with Him. We start the process with the celebration
of the Eucharist each Sunday and then commit
to spending some time with Him during our
week in prayer. From my own personal experience,
let me assure you that if we pray, our lives
become different, we realise energy we did not
know we had. If we commit to just a few minutes
of prayer every day, the Lord will fill us and we will
be genuinely blessed. To grow spiritually is to be
like the bamboo in bad weather - able to sway and
bend but not break.
May we deepen our roots in Gods soil.
Hours of Adoration are:
Monday- Friday 9.30-10 am
Monday & Wednesday
9.30 - 12 noon & 7- 9 pm
Saturday 5- 6 pm
Scripture Study, Wednesday at
10.45 in Pastoral Centre.
Foxhill Residents Association
We would like to thank the Gardai from Coolock in
making Halloween pass by with little disruption to
our neighbours. Thanks to DCC for their continuous
removal of all unwanted rubbish left within our
estate. We hope you have noticed the increase in
Garda presence in the estate which is helping to
keep anti-social behaviour at bay. There has
been a lot of graffiti within our estate and Streamville
Park. The committee have always phoned
the graffiti help line who come to remove same.
This may take a couple of days, as the department
in DCC is kept busy. If you or any other resident
notice graffiti within the estate please ring
(01) 2221000 and they will gladly remove it.
The entrance into Streamville Park has been
moved back to it’s original place as requested by
residents in the hope of stopping anti-social behaviour
around the old entrance and improving the
condition of the football pitches which were being
destroyed by people walking across the grass
area. The pruning of the trees is still an on going
issue.
Everybody has received the Foxhill flyer through
their letterbox regarding the arrival of Santa on
December 20th between 5.30 and 7 pm. We
would appreciate the return form with details by
25th November.
We look forward to seeing as many residents as
possible at the AGM as this is your estate and
want you to have your say and would appreciate
your views and ideas for 2009 and onwards.
We take this opportunity to wish all Foxhill
Residents a happy and peaceful Christmas.
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