‘Pause and Ponder’ is a series of reflections inspired by the Pilgrim Path at Lough Derg.
The latest reflection from this series is highlighted below.
‘Roots Unseen’ with Fr La.
Roots Unseen
Roots do their really vital work unseen;
they come into view only when in trouble.
Sometimes with violence in a storm of wind
the force above proves too much for the hold below
and, torn from the earth, the roots are left
up-ended, useless and exposed.
This is the challenge higher up the slopes.
It is different down on the lough shore.
There the northwest winds in restless waves
conspire with water to work a constant quiet harm
until bare roots have lost all contact
with their living and lifegiving soil.
Lord as I look up to the light,
hidden down below in the dark
keep my roots safe.
Fr La Flynn, Prior
12 April 2021
The earlier reflections are listed below
Reflection https://www.loughderg.org/the-path-to-emmaus/
Reflection https://www.loughderg.org/birdsong-blessing/
Reflection https://www.loughderg.org/looking-for-life/
Reflection https://www.loughderg.org/the-rising-sap/
Reflection https://www.loughderg.org/as-if-brigid-might-forget/
Reflection https://www.loughderg.org/pilgrim-waters-at-lough-derg-co-donegal/
Reflection https://www.loughderg.org/along-the-pilgrim-path-at-lough-derg/
Reflection https://www.loughderg.org/my-friends-the-catkins-reflection/
Reflection https://www.loughderg.org/puddles-on-the-path/
Reflection https://www.loughderg.org/brigid-at-lough-derg/
Reflection https://www.loughderg.org/fir-trees-first/
Reflection https://www.loughderg.org/latching-on-to-lichens/
Reflection Frosty Lockdown
Reflection Day of New Beginning
Reflection Muddy Tracks
Reflection ‘Midwinter Holly’
Reflection ‘Pilgrimage in the Frost’
Reflection ‘Old Roots, New Shoots’
Reflection ‘The Blessing of Space’
Reflection ‘Reflecting on Reflections’
Reflection ‘Insignificant Sphagnum’
Reflection ‘The Magic of Mushrooms’
Reflection ‘The Gift of the Rainbow’
Reflection ‘The Uphill Path’