My One Word for 2026 is wonder. I’m not sure how it came to me. It popped into my head, and I thought that was a cool idea. I’m in wonder at God’s creation. But as I looked at scripture I discovered something else. Over and over the Bible talks about God’s deeds, signs, and…
Author: Cindy Thomson
An Old Irish Poem/Prayer
This comes from The Religious Songs of Connacht by Douglas Hyde (1860-1949, the first president of Ireland and the founder of the Gaelic League.) He complied old songs and poems collected from the people in Ireland. The Graces of the Holy Ghost May the grace of the Holy Ghost be gained by us, And the true Faith…
The Celtic View of Darkness
This post originally appeared on my old blog in 2010. For the Celts this time of the year (winter) was simply the dark half of the year. There is something about darkness that people don’t like–maybe because it’s hard to see. Christians, in particular, refer to darkness as everything bad or evil. But really, isn’t…
The Stuff Legends Are Made Of
This post originally appeared on my older blog in 2010. We know that the rock at the Giant’s Causeway was the result of cooling lava compressed together millions of years ago (at least most people think it was millions of years ago.) This black rock is basalt and it’s a natural wonder. But what did…
Scotland’s Book Town
In the 1990s, a small Scottish town called Wigtown on a peninsula reaching out into the Irish Sea was struggling. Its residents could not find work. Two major industries had shut down and the historic buildings fell into disrepair. This was also the time the idea of designating one of Scotland’s towns as the national…
What I Saw in North Wales
North Wales is so beautiful it’s hard to believe it’s real! I went there because my Myrick roots came from there (it seems so anyway. We are talking 16th century at the dawn of the use of surnames.) We arrived at our bed and breakfast the afternoon after our flight arrived in Manchester. We found…
A Celtic Labor Day
Although Labor Day is an American holiday, it still makes me think about the Celtic people. The Carmina Gadelica* is filled with prayers and songs for times of labor. There is a whole section devoted to labor. The people took God with them wherever they went and included Him in whatever they were doing. God, bless Thou…
Summer is Gone
Summer is Gone Ancient Irish poem translated by Kuno Meyer My tidings for you: the stag bells, Winter snows, summer is gone. Wind high and cold, low the sun, Short his course, sea running high. Deep-red the bracken, its shape all gone– The wild-goose has raised his wonted cry. Cold has caught the wings of…
The Wild Goose
These are the words to a song by the band Iona. The term wild goose in the Celtic Christian tradition refers to the Holy Spirit. You can hear the song in the video below. It’s such a beautiful song. HERE I STAND Here I stand, looking out to seaWhere a thousand souls have prayedAnd a…
The Legend of The Giant’s Causeway
This post originally appeared on an older blog in 2010. We know that the rock at the Giant’s Causeway was the result of cooling lava compressed together millions of years ago (at least most people think it was millions of years ago.) This black rock is basalt and it’s a natural wonder. But what did…
