Scenes From Ireland

I'm sorry I haven't had much time to post here. For now I'm sharing a few photographs from Ireland.

Top: Dublin street.

Middle: Monsterboise High Cross

Bottom: Me and Tom at Nendrum Monastery Ruins in County Down.

Off To Ireland

I'm taking a break from Celtic Voices, but for good reason! I'm going to Ireland!!! It's my first trip and I know I'll have lots more to share with you when I get back. Please don't forget to come back! I'll post again sometime after Oct. 19. In the meantime, you can follow me on FaceBook to see how the trip's going.

http://www.facebook.com/cindy.thomson

Prayer as Dance

"I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy,

to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual worship."

Romans 12: 1

This is an awkward subject for me since, well, I move awkwardly. But I admire those who dance and give praise to God and my spirit--if not my body--moves with them.

I found this YouTube video of J. Philip Newell, an author who I admire who writes on Celtic Christianity. He is leading a "body prayer." I decided to try it--in the privacy of my bedroom. But after I did that I realized I was missing the point. The symbolism is profound--God, self, others.