Did you know?

Well, for us in Thailand, Wednesday was a holiday.  It was in honour of the great Thai King of just over 100 years ago - King Rama V or King Chulalongkorn.  I would see him as the Thai version of our Queen Victoria. 

Well, I thought that was what Wednesday was all about until I came upon this sign in my travels that tells me that Wednesday was also Creation Day.  I never knew.  It's all thanks to the hard work of the good Archbishop James Ussher.  What a mathematical mind he must have had.  It just amazes me what people will commit their energies to in life. 

Where do we commit ours?

I was at an interagency meeting yesterday for all those helping urban refugees.  One who spoke reminded me of a central motivation for our working in this area or for reaching out to any vulnerable and desperate group - passion!!  If you don't have passion for them, why do it? 

I wonder what the good Archbishop James Ussher had passion for.  He must have had lots of passion for something to do what he did.