Luke Devlin

Sense of Home as the people we love, we feel safe with and assured by, where we declare ourselves welcome. 6/10/22

Over a billion people are enduring record breaking extreme temperature at Indian Pakistan, the heatwave said by scientist to be test the limits of human survivability. It's premature to attribute this solely to climate change, but it's consistent with what's known about we're altering our planet, heatwave are becoming more frequent and intense.

It's holy Thursday, the day during holy week that commemorates the last super, and Jesus's washing of disciples' feet. It's so often associated with customs of foot washing rituals, with emphasis on the humility of service symbolised by this humbling gesture.

For those of us involved inter-faith work, it’s those who work the talk across different traditions, seem to find it’s easy to encounter the goodness and beauty in people different from themselves. Often it’s those who obtain peace and truth through their own tradition are free to generously share a spirit of fearless inquiry and sincere curiosity. And by so doing, find it possible to move beyond mere tolerance and to genuine respect of inter-being.

A new Matrix film has opened premier this week, 20 years after the original trilogy stunned millions fans of its grand mind benders, science fiction, expose action, and philosophy. Story of Neo, an alienated hacker convinced the world wasn’t as it seems, who maybe the prophesied One, to librate mankind from the suppressors, technological dystopia inspired a generation.

As Glasgow city church centre closed to COP26 raises a sign which also raised a few eyebrows, it claims the world's most urgent need for this church is to preach

A mysterious artefact believed to be the world’s most ancient star map going to display at British museum. Although some scholar debating its exact age, authenticity, the nebula sky disk recovered in Germany in 1988 is widely believed to be 3600 years old, they think from bronze age. The small disk has gold symbols representing the sun, moon, star, solstice, and other cosmic phenomenon.

Shocking pictures emerged this week from our northern neighbour Faroe islands, over 1400 white-sided dolphins were killed with knifes being driven ashore, turning the water to red with blood. It's part of century old communal hunting practice, which locals argues as part of their culture and livelihood. But this week's largest killing of the entire super port of these intelligent sensitive creatures was acknowledged, even by the chair man of local whale association as wrong and excessive. In our part of the world, coastal communities from millennia fished, and hunt, whaling was practised from bronze age until as recently as 60s. It's easy to understand our ancestors supporting themselves in tough environment, and making the most of resources and surrendered them. Nowadays much more is known about the sentients' capacity to suffer, even possibly culture and language that other wild life possess.

It's a long hauled summer in Scotland and people have being emerging from lockdown to enjoy lochs, mountains, and coasts. It's no surprise we're long for contact with outdoors after restrictions on travel and activities were necessary. There's a growing body of research indicating that greater exposure to nature is associated with increase health and wellbeing. There's spiritual benefit too. A love of god's good earth can create feelings of all connections and gratitude, and inspire us to work to protect creation. As St. Benedict puts it, you'll find something more in woods than in books. Rain and storm will teach you that which you can never learn from masters.

A Sutherland Scottish port would see rockets launch soon sending satellite into orbit, advocates of the plan, known are space crafters, argue for economic benefit bring jobs to local community that experienced population decline that can be traced back to the clearances. Critics argue that development could degrade eco system provide habitats for rare wildlife, and pit land that plays key role of absorbing carbon dioxide.

We’re entering the season of Pentecost that marks the descent of holy sprit onto the first followers of Jesus 50 days after the resurrection. Often called the birthday of church. Scripture says those gathered in the upper room in Jerusalem felt the rushing of divine went from heaven, and were touched by sacred fire, is the holy spirit came to rest within them, and sweat them up to gods transforming presence.

Ramadan begins on muslin today observe a months fasting and prayer, it starts when the first crescent of new moon is sighted this week, our cosmic communisation with the end of Easter, which begins on the first film of vernal equinox, both are sacred seasons which are naturally coincide with hope and new life of spring.

Our shared humanity mean we are as one body, and suffering anywhere should be our collective responsibility.

This year marks 700 year anniversary for death Italian poet Dante, series of special events and commemoration are taking place. He's best know for his DivineComedy, one of those classics that formed part of our collective memory, whether you read or not. If you ever whispered "Abandon all hope he who enter here." or heard someone say, "There's a special place in hell for the enemy." You are familiar with Dante. The timeless incite of his work speak to predicament of ours today. In our pandemic purgatory, we are with the poet when "midway upon life, I found myself within a dark wood for the right way has been missed." At its heart, DivineComedy is allegory for the individual journey to god. We journey with them through hell, with the consequences of our collective harmful actions illustrated in detail. Taking a detour pass special place reserved for corrupt politicians, and those put too much more stocks in expenses of others. Finally we ascend to the beatific vision of paradise where we experience divine union with God.