Lent

Wish you all the blessings and grace of the Lent.

Ernakulam

Festival at Ernakulam temple. Historical and graceful, the entire neighbourhood passed by the area during these seven days.

Pillars

Good Morning.

My Seasonal work requires me now to start early. So I keep missing the morning mass. Today was a free day. I walked up the fifteen minutes to the church with good thoughts. The February winter sun was late in lighting up even though it was 6,30am.

I had forgotten it was Thursday and there was no 7.15 am mass. Somehow I felt happy, that the church was empty except for  two elderly man and woman who sat at the far corners of our big church.

It gave me a good chance to meditate and pray. The thoughts that went through gave me these three words. Of which Sacrifice gave me the lesson to sacrifice our self, which is what is giving us the trouble in our daily life and in relations. A much harmful worry, when we shouldn't be loosing our mind space to such thoughts.

A happy time, a wonderful time. Thank you My Lord!

Tea

The morning Kerala tea, best way to start the day with before going to Church. The winter mornings are late in arriving, the fifteen minutes walk up to church is in the morning twilight, sometimes still dark.

Sunday

One last time...

Before the festivities are over, one more look at the manger!

The time of the year and time of our lives...

Christmas

As the years go by, the silent night in the winter with its stars and lights has become so dear...
One more Christmas!