Reflections on Celtic Spirituality

Last week (Oct 6) we welcome Rev. Kris Haig who spoke about Celtic Spirituality.


She shared with us this Celtic prayer (from Carmina Gadelica: Hymns & Incantations Collected in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland in the Last Century, by Alexander Carmichael. Lindisfarne Press, 1992) that embodies the Celtic understanding that all aspects of life point us to God, are filled with God's presence, or can be used to help us see God at work.

Prayer at Rising

Bless to me, O God,

Each thing mine eye sees;

Bless to me, O God,

Each sound mine ear hears;

Bless to me, O God,

each odour that goes to my nostrils;

Bless to me, O God,                                       

Each taste that goes to my lips,

Each note that goes to my song,

Each ray that guides my way,

Each thing that I pursue,

Each lure that tempts my will,

The zeal that seeks my living soul,

The Three that seek my heart,

The zeal that seeks my living soul,

The Three that seek my heart.