Celtic Retreat Is Coming – Early Bird Special Now Available

This year’s theme is “Gratitude and Thanksgiving.”  Special Saturday evening Selah service by Celtic musician Jeff Johnson  15% discount included until July 13th! August 17-19 This year we celebrate our 21st Celtic retreat and the launch of the Mustard Seed Village.  The Israelites were constantly reminded to thank God for past acts of faithful provision. [...]

Prayers for the Journey

Here is my round up of facebook prayers from the last couple of weeks. Enjoy! —————————————————– God we give you thanks and praise this morning your love is unfailing in unanticipated circumstances, Your faithfulness endures in unexpected places, Your mercy is unlimited in undeserved ways. ———————————- May we remember always The love of God casts [...]

Launching CCSP Cascadia Sustainability Semester january 2013

Well-known author Shane Claiborne calls CCSP Cascadia, “ a space where you can re-imagine the way we live.”  Come join the inaugural CCSP Cascadia semester Spring 2013 and re-imagine new community based ways to live…new ways to become agents of sustainable change through organic gardening, social entrepreneurship & creation of resilient local communities. CCSP Cascadia [...]

A Final Irish Blessing for the Day – Beannacht by John O’Donohue

Shortly before his death in 2008, the late Irish poet John O’Donohue recited his poem, meaning blessing, during an interview with Krista Tippett. We’ve woven his close friends’ photographs of him in his Celtic landscapes with this reading.  

An Irish Blessing for St Patrick’s Day

This morning I was sent a link to this beautiful Irish blessing which sent me hunting for other beautiful blessings to share. So here is the best of what I found. Enjoy and share the blessings with others for St Patrick’s Day    

The Deer’s Cry – Another Beautiful Celtic Prayer

In response to the prayer of Columba that I posted last week Carol Stoner sent me this beautiful rendition of another well known Celtic prayer called The Deer’s Cry. This is a part of Patrick’s Breastplate which Irish composer Shaun Davey put to some wonderful music in his CD “The Pilgrim”.It was just what I needed [...]

Prayers for the Journey

Today’s post is a little late in coming because it is such a beautiful day here in Seattle that I have been out in the garden all morning which inspired the first prayer here. However I have also included the other prayers I have posted on facebook during the week. God may we look and [...]

Columba’s Prayer

Many of you know that Tom and I are very keen on Celtic Christian spirituality. One of the highlights of our life has been the opportunity to spend Holy week on the island of Iona several years ago. During that pilgrimage I was given a copy of what is known as Columba’s prayer. It is [...]

Forming Community, Hospitality & Food – A Resource List

The popularity of my posts over the last couple of days on community, hospitality and food made me realize how many people are looking for resources to help them form community in this way. As well as that today is the celebration of the Celtic saint St Brigid of Kildaire who was known for her [...]

Prayers for the Journey

Here is the weekly line up of prayers that I have published on Light for the Journey’s facebook page each day.  One prayer I expanded into a blog post.  I have included both versions here.  Also for those that have not seen them yet, here are links to the litanies that we used at the [...]