The Leaving Cert
results were issued during the week. The newspapers were full of the
tremendous achievements of those who received a string of A1s.
Congratulations on such wonderful achievements! But let’s keep a
perspective on things and not forget those who just did OK and are in
the majority.
The results came out
during the Olympic Games in Rio and I think the games in a way
reflect the consolation and desolation felt by some students – the
Usain Bolts, Michael Phelps, Annalise Murphys, the O’Donovan
brothers and others but what about the many who crashed out in the
first round or limped home mid-field?
The focus this week
should really be on the students who felt the sting of disappointment
when they received their results – and I imagine they were many.
I want to say to
you, things will be better and brighter; that life is more than the
Leaving Cert. Flashes of brilliance will come but not in the places
you expect them. Life is far more various than we can ever imagine.
Jesus said that
there are two roads we can follow. The first is wide and easy to
travel. It is downhill most of the way. It is the way of comfort and
ease, pleasure and self-seeking. Many are fooled and travel down this
road. But in the long run it leads them nowhere. They die in the
desert. The second road is narrow and difficult. It s uphill a lot of
the way. It is the way of struggle and sacrifice. Few take this road,
but they are the lucky ones. This road leads to the Promised Land.
I hope and pray that
you will all find joy, hope and fulfilment in whatever road God shows
you in your life.
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