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Fr Donal Lucey | The
Presbytery, Aberford Road, Garforth, Leeds. LS25 1PX Tel: 0113 286 3224 |
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Pentecost Seamus Heaneys contemporary translation of an ancient
Greek drama, quoted below, was written specifically as a comment on the
conflict in Northern Ireland. Since then, it has been used as a comment
on 9/11, the tsunami and it is indeed an appropriate comment on this weeks
disaster in Burma. It is a message of hope for all of us, especially when
things go wrong in our lives and in the world. God will surprise us with
opportunities. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit
for the common good From The Cure at Troy: A Version of Sophocles Philoctetes History says, Dont hope So hope for a great sea-change Call miracle-self-healing That means someone is hearing |