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.

Sunday, May 27, 2007

Pentecost

Well, today is Pentecost Sunday.

Come, Holy Spirit. Move in power.

Here is "An Invocation of the Holy Spirit," taken from Celtic Daily Prayer, p. 284.
Most powerful Holy Spirit,
come down
upon us
and subdue us.

From heaven,
where the ordinary
is made glorious,
and glory
seems
but ordinary,

bathe us
with the brilliance
of your
light
like dew.

Please pray this with me today. We need Him so much.

Come, Holy Spirit. Move in power.

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4 comments:

maplesjess said...

Does the whole family celebrate the holy days? If so, what do y'all do?

May 31, 2007 at 11:14 PM
Clay said...

No, we don't, but I would like to begin celebrating a few: Epiphany, St. Patrick's, Holy Week & Pentecost, in addition to Christmas, Easter, and Advent. Honestly, I'd love to celebrate those 3 in a more Christian way and just have some sort of regular family devotion.

June 22, 2007 at 1:47 PM
maplesjess said...

I'm in. My kids don't need 10,000 presents anyway.

June 29, 2007 at 12:04 AM
Clay said...

Just FYI, World Vision (www.worldvision.org) has a section on their site where you can give a gift to a needy person instead of just piling another gift on someone who doesn't really need anything. You can help the needy and honor a loved one at the same time: win/win! Just click on their "Gift Catalog" link.

June 29, 2007 at 10:53 AM

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