I have postponed writing because I felt I did not have anything significant to say. While this is an inauspicious opening sentence, I think there is a lesson here. Two desires often compete within me--the desire for production and the desire for perfection. While I am certainly not a perfectionist, I am very intimidated by posting my thoughts "out there" where someone else may read and evaluate them. I am afraid to perform. At the same time, however, I know how imperfect I am. It is unrealistic to expect wonders from ordinary clay. Still, I hope for excellence, and I pray that on this "island" I will grow by God's grace. I will begin. Haltingly, I now submit my first post.
Please bless this undertaking, Lord. Use it somehow for Your glory. I love you.
Sucky or not, let the blogging begin.
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Why "St. Cuthbert's Island"?
Saint Cuthbert was a Celtic monk who lived in the 7th century.
He received visitors at his monastery in Northumbria and was even appointed a bishop, but he yearned for the life of an ascetic. While living at the monastery on the island of Lindisfarne, he sought to spend time with the Lord whenever possible. Early on, he practiced solitude on a small island that was linked to Lindisfarne by a land bridge when the tide was low. This tiny island, known as Saint Cuthbert’s Island, was a training ground of sorts—a place to grow in faith and in love for God.
I chose to name my blog after this island for two reasons:
1) I hope that it will be a place where I can spend time alone with God, growing in my love for Him.
2) Perhaps, when the tide is low, others may find their way to this tiny island
and, by God’s grace, be blessed by what they find there.
He received visitors at his monastery in Northumbria and was even appointed a bishop, but he yearned for the life of an ascetic. While living at the monastery on the island of Lindisfarne, he sought to spend time with the Lord whenever possible. Early on, he practiced solitude on a small island that was linked to Lindisfarne by a land bridge when the tide was low. This tiny island, known as Saint Cuthbert’s Island, was a training ground of sorts—a place to grow in faith and in love for God.
I chose to name my blog after this island for two reasons:
1) I hope that it will be a place where I can spend time alone with God, growing in my love for Him.
2) Perhaps, when the tide is low, others may find their way to this tiny island
and, by God’s grace, be blessed by what they find there.
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Hey!
I don't know if you fixed them or not. But all of your links work now. I love you! Have a great week!
Thanks, Allison. Yes, I had some dead links, but I fixed them after you pointed them out. Thanks for being my one and only (?) visitor so far!
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