Meg writes about everyday life within the love of Christ on her blog. Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind.” Job 12:7-10Ĭlick here for more Irish blessings and prayers.įor more verses about Nature, click here. “But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you. And the people have been moved by and ministered to through it over time. Be it be the 4th century Irish coastline or today’s unmistakable sunrise, we remain connected over the centuries by God’s unchanging majesty and love for us through nature. We have all been saved by grace and thus awe at His creation around us.
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“Through Him all things were made without him nothing was made that has been made.” John 1:3 Though technically author-less, our Author speaks clearly through this prayer that has spanned and survived the centuries, as a reminder that we all serve the same great God. It’s both enlightening and extremely touching to know that despite the doctrinal differences that humanity has fought and battled over throughout the centuries, prayers like “May the Road Rise to Meet You” bring a common thread to the surface.
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May the Road Rise Up to Meet You - Blessings for Today The Celtic culture of worship regarded the connection of God and nature highly, much like we still read in Scripture today. This rich truth connects us with ancient Christians. “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” Mark 16:15 NIV Patrick’s predecessor.) No matter how we categorize the way they worshiped, the Gospel had already reached those ears, and still today continues to reach into the far corners of the world. The most impactful line of my research was this: “there were Christians in Ireland before Palladius arrived in 431.” (He was the well-knows St. Patrick more Latin roots and letters were integrated into the culture.Īnd this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations.” Matthew 24:14 NIV Another revealed that upon the arrival of St.
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One source suggests that this infused the prayer life of the early Celts, leaving behind inspirational words of camaraderie in their seeking God’s wisdom together. The monasteries, in which monks and married members of the community were welcome to live and work and minister to local people together, inspired beautiful creativity, evidenced by rich art and wonderful literary prayers and worship songs. Patrick’s “cities" grew a deep sense of community. It’s suggested that the Celtic Church was less authoritarian, more spiritual, friendlier to women, and more connected with nature but modern scholars state that the differences were less theological and based more in regional traditions and differences in ritual. The Celtic culture includedCornwall, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Brittany, Patagonia, Nova Scotia and the Isle of Man, with millions of people still speaking the four out of six native Celtic languages that have survived into modern day society.Ĭeltic Christianity “refers broadly to certain features of Christianity that were common, or held to be common, across the Celtic-speaking world during the Early Middle Ages,” spanning the 4th-7th centuries A.D.Įarly historians suggested Celtic Christians opposed the Roman Catholic Church. The word “Celtic” originated with Edward Lhuydin 1707, who coined the word to denote those who spoke the language.
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Patrick’s Influence on Christianity Continues Today