Faith, hope, love

Maria Arpa

Wednesday Whisper

17 March 2021

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St Patrick’s Day

St Patrick’s Day is a day when Ireland and the Irish come to mind. So, for today’s blog I wanted to see how we can connect with Irish Celtic Spirituality. Connecting with God through the Irish landscape and sweeping coast line is not difficult. The beauty of Ireland’s nature is the imprint of the Beloved Divine Energy. It’s easy to imagine God is close at hand. Celtic culture is instantly recognizable; the art, the music, the dance and literature are as meaningful today as ever. And, of course Ireland is a place of Pilgrimage and Hermitage

So, today, though I’m not Irish and though I know that Ireland has had its fair share of social problems and injustice, I celebrate a land, a people and a spirituality that connects us all to beauty.

Maria’s Midweek Mindfulness

We can all benefit from practicing Celtic spirituality in our own way. I’ve taken a pilgrimage into my soul.

The Wednesday Whisper

Are you in need of an inner pilgrimage before we come out of lockdown? Or can you express what’s in your heart through art?

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2 Comments

Minna Bruce
Posted 4 years ago Reply

This has nudged me to share my passion of Celtic spirituality, as it’s something that is very close to my heart.
I began my love of the traditional Celtic style of prayer (such as the Caim) just as I was starting to find myself feeling more and more detached from Anglican liturgy.
It was the practical essence of Celtic spirituality that appealed to me.. the way that for the Celts, God was to be met in the midst of Life itself; including in all the nitty gritty stuff, like sweeping the floor or milking the cows.
They saw God’s presence woven into the very fabric of their every day lives. God was with them in every chore that they undertook and it therefore became, in itself an act of worship. They lived out their faith through the intention with which they did the most menial of tasks.. there was no split between secular and sacred for them.
St Patrick’s Breastplate prayer affirms that they saw Christ’s presence everywhere.
David Adam’s book of modern prayers in the Celtic tradition (called Tides and Seasons) is one of my favourites.
The prayer in this book that seems to reflect your blog, Maria, starts off…..
‘Where the mist rises from the sea,
Where the waves creep upon the shore,
Where the wrack lifts upon the strand,
I have seen the Lord.
- Maria Arpa
  Posted 4 years ago Reply
  
  Yes, God’s presence in every moment of every day and every task. Similar to the Indigenous and Native American belief in the spirit that runs through all things.