There's nothing like putting one foot in front of the other, day after day, in all weathers, for getting you in touch with the things that really matter. St Cuthbert's Way runs from Melrose in the Scottish Borders to Lindisfarne, Holy Island, off the coast of Northumberland. This book, designed as a Pilgrims' companion, presents- Information essential for walking the Way- A field guide to places of interest along the route- An introduction to St Cuthbert and his world- Songs, meditations and stories- Ideas and resources for a contemporary pilgrimage experienceWhile other guides major on directions, this one brings the landscape to life through a wealth of stories and personalities, while leaving you free to experience your own pilgrimage for yourself. It will appeal to anyone with an interest in early Celtic and Anglo-Saxon spirituality, the more recent history of the Borderlands and the flora and fauna to look out for along the way.Mary Low is a writer and independent scholar with a long-standing interest in the religious and spiritual traditions of Scotland and Ireland. She has lived near Melrose in the Scottish Borders for most of her life. Her other books include Celtic Christianity and Nature and Cherish the Earth. This new and thoroughly revised edition of St Cuthbert's Way brings her unique Companion up to date for a new generation of readers.'What Mary Low's book does is to give a rich context for one specific pilgrimage, and in a way accessible to pilgrims of all faiths and those beyond faith. She connects St Cuthbert's Way pilgrimage with the searching and yearning common to all humanity.'- Mary Grey, former editor of Ecotheology magazine'Here is a chance to walk with many people of history in a land of beauty touched by the Eternal.'- David Adam
In Come Wind, Come Weather, Janet Lees, a former school chaplain, shares her inspiring journey walking the length of Britain at the age of 60. This book is more than a travelogue; it's a practical guide to transforming your own walks - physical or metaphorical - into journeys of self-discovery and connection with the world around you. Pilgrimage, once a niche activity, has gone mainstream. Maybe you too are longing for such a transformative experience that will reconnect you with nature, deepen your faith, and empower you to act on climate change. This book offers: ? Practical tips and inspiration for planning and undertaking your own pilgrimage? Profound reflections on faith, nature and the climate crisis, gleaned from Janet's 1110-mile trek across Britain? Unique resources tailored to different ecological habitats, from mountains to the sea? A powerful call to action to protect our planet No matter your destination or motivation, Come Wind, Come Weather will help you: ? Walk with intention and awareness? Deepen your connection with the natural world? Find inspiration for your own prayers and reflections? Discover fresh perspectives on familiar places? Expand your environmental activism Wherever you journey, whatever you do, may you 'tread gently on the earth'. Janet Lees is a writer, blogger and member of the Lay Community of St Benedict.
A guide to pilgrimage on the isle of Iona for people with reduced mobility.
Daily readings, prayers and meditations for Holy Week, with an additional resource section of poems, prayers and reflections.
In a fractured dystopic future, the child Rue finds solace in the garden of a mysterious community. Rue has lost identity, family, home and people to war. Adulthood requires a courageous journey through a landscape of despair, yet ultimately Rue finds hope of regeneration from unexpected sources.
A resource which aims to help individuals, pairs or groups embody the season of Lent through the intersection of classical Hatha Yoga practice and Christian spirituality. The eight sessions can be practised on a chair only or on an exercise mat indoors or outdoors. At its core, this book is a holistic exploration of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 which is full of universal opposites, paradoxes and dualisms: `A time to be born and a time to die ¿ a time for love and a time for hate.¿ Lent is the time when many Christians focus on Jesus¿ confrontation with the oppositional forces of good and evil in the desert, as well as his last days leading to his crucifixion. The author believes that mind-body dualism in any sector is dangerous, but in religious communities it is toxic. `In our digital age, this is the season for embodiment,¿ she says. `The holistic modality of yoga offers a toolbox for more embodied wholeness, unity and peace ¿ moment by moment ¿ Attentiveness to ourselves as autonomous subjects rather than objects can result in more compassion, empathy and wellbeing. For me, Jesus-centred embodiment is the way towards better self-care, and improved relationships with others, the Earth and all living things, as well as deeper intimacy with the Source of all breath.¿ Pauline Steenbergen is an Associate Member of the Iona Community, a Church of Scotland minister, a Spiritual Director, an ecumenical pioneer and a Yoga Scotland teacher. Spiral bound for ease of use.
Thom Shuman¿s first book was 2005¿s Jesse Tree ¿ and since then he has been a much-loved Wild Goose writer. Thom¿s voice is like no one else¿s. There¿s a vulnerability, gentleness and childlike wonder in his writing that folk deeply connect with, and that well fits the Advent and Christmas season.In This Season of Waiting contains scripture readings, Thom¿s poetic reflections, and candle-lighting prayers for Advent, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.Thom lives in Columbus, Ohio with his family, and is a `retired¿ pastor and an associate member of the Iona Community. His previous books include How Shall We Pray This Morning? For What Shall We Pray This Night?, Grace Will Walk Us Home, Christmas Eve in the Diner, The Soft Petals of Grace, and Gobsmacked.We light the candles of visionin this season of waiting,that we might see youin the refugees who have travelledso far to reach a new homethat we might notice youin the folk sleeping in carsbecause there is no roomfor them in our prosperitythat we might recognise youin the person who treats uswith patience and kindness this day,God in community, Holy and One.
Another rich and wide-ranging anthology from Wild Goose, including resources for Lent and Holy Week and Advent and Christmas. Also includes resources for evening worship, Valentine¿s Day, weddings, funerals, International Women¿s Day, the UN International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, Mother¿s Day, Father¿s Day, Pentecost, St Benedict¿s Day, a service of solidarity with rough sleepers, Trans Day of Remembrance, the United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, and more. As always with the Iona Community, this is worship which is contextual, prophetic, with a strong justice and peace edge. These liturgies and resources were originally published as single digital downloads. The book is a follow-up to the four previous Wild Goose Big Books. Contributors include Janet Lees, Alex Clare-Young, Simon Taylor, Rodney Aist, Thom M Shuman, Iain and Isabel Whyte, Tom Gordon, Bob Warwicker, Stephen G Wright, John Murning, Jan Sutch Pickard, Sandra Sears, Urzula Glienecke, John Harvey, Ian M Fraser, Kathy Galloway, Elaine Gisbourne and Nancy Cocks.
Every human day is freighted with baffling questions. About pain and love, about joy and purpose. In an age when we''re shy of certainty and suspicious of authority, many of us no longer turn to the great houses of faith for inspiration. But for all we''ve let go, there are good habits to hold onto. Drawing on wisdom from the ages and insights from the everyday, this humane collection of daily readings is the ideal travelling companion on the bumpy road to peace, love and understanding.
Iona Abbey Kitchen, run by two cooks and powered by volunteers, provides nourishing food for the Iona Community¿s weekly guests. It aims to serve tasty, colourful, healthy, mainly vegetarian meals, many of which are reflected in this cookbook where Anja Jardine, Abbey Cook for over 17 years, has collected people¿s favourites. Easy to cook at home, these recipes won¿t just fill a hole in your stomach, but will also nourish your soul. Includes (often with vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free alternatives) soups, salads, numerous vegetarian main courses, fish and seafood, meat, sandwich spreads, bread, sweet treats, drinks and ¿ as many Abbey guests will affirm ¿ the best porridge ever. `What I can do here is draw attention to the way Anja writes about food, with a mixture of enjoyment and ethical discernment. She draws on her own childhood on the other side of the Iron Curtain, to remind us that food should never be taken for granted. In Britain now, an increasing number of people are living in poverty ¿ with poor housing, low income, unaffordable fuel bills and more and more families going hungry. The cheapest food on offer in the supermarkets is often the least nutritious. But who can blame those who buy it? So, living with austerity that¿s the result of government policies, one reaction is rage at unfairness ¿ but another (which you will find here) is a celebration of simple nutritious food which is affordable.¿Jan Sutch Pickard from the introduction
'My trip is this teabag, giving up its loveThis perforated planet, in my steaming mug' Every day is a poem. From the first cup of tea in the morning as the recycling lorry trundles down the street to those final random thoughts before we drop off at night. As the children grow up and someone we love dies; as we rage against life and love brings us home. 'Dear Life, Dear All, Dear Me, Dear YouA prayer, a sign, some shy synchronicitySome days all we ask for is some kind of clue' Martin Wroe lives with Meg, a painter, in North London where their devotion to each new day begins with tea. At one time on staff at The Independent and later The Observer and a former chair of the Greenbelt Arts Festival, Martin is an associate member of the Iona Community and a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day.
Around 563AD a monk called Columba set off in a small boat with a few companions from the shores of his native Donegal, in the north-west tip of Ireland. Some time later they landed on the tiny island of Iona off the west coast of Scotland. Their journey is rightly perceived as one of the most significant events in the early Christian history of the British Isles. lan Bradley examines the life, character and achievements of St Columba and attempts to strip away the layers of myth and historical distortion that have grown up around him. He also explores the distinctive nature of Columban Christianity and its message - not always a comfortable one - for us today.
An accessible, popular account of the 7th-century life of Adomnan of Iona, from his boyhood in Donegal to his death as Abbot of Iona, with an emphasis on the contemporary significance of his Law of Innocents.
A book of reflections, meditations and prayers for Advent and Christmas, Lent, Holy Week and Easter, Ascension and Pentecost. This book began as a birthday gift. For her 50th birthday Ruth asked her family not for material presents, but for gifts of time and experiences. What followed included long talks with her father about the deep stories of their shared spiritual journey. John and Ruth write: 'It has been a privilege to spend time in each other's company around the kitchen table and in a chilly Glasgow study. For us it has been a profound experience. We hope that in sharing a part of this story, it may encourage others on a similar journey of shared gifts and faith.' John Harvey is a retired minister of the Church of Scotland who was part of the experimental Gorbals Group Ministry. He has been a member of the Iona Community since 1964, and has served as Warden of Iona Abbey and as Leader of the Community. Ruth Harvey is the Leader of the Iona Community. Previously she was Director of Place for Hope, a Scottish charity accompanying churches and faith communities through times of challenge, change and conflict. She is a minister in the Church of Scotland and a Quaker. 'This book will welcome you home, with justice, courage, humour and delight.' Padraig O Tuama, former Leader of the Corrymeela Community
During the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown in spring 2020, many people turned to writing: diaries, letters, cards, poems. Human words, sent out across the void of our isolation, shouted into the storm over which we had no control. What we could do was communicate with each other, raise our voices against the silence of separation, argue with our own doubts, call out to God, express our fragile hope. Here are the voices of just a few - members and associates of the Iona Community - with poems, psalms, songs, affirmations of faith and prayers written during a full and fraught ten weeks. We offer these human words believing that when the darkness seems overwhelming, light dawns; that into the silence of our worst fears God speaks a living Word.
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