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Writing well over a thousand years ago, the Celtic saints and their
followers who penned them reflected not just the cares and concerns
of their own times, but also gave voice to the universal human
experience - the hopes, fears, joys and anxieties that are as much
part of modern existence as they were in the Dark Ages. Meditations
on birth, death and everything else that comes in between, as well
as comments on the rhythms of everyday life, are mixed with musings
on the natural world, the divine and, of course, the eternal
questions that everyone asks.
They may be coated in layers of myth and pious anecdote but dig
deep enough and the pioneering leaders of Celtic Christianity are
revealed as reassuringly human individuals, responding to their
faith by deliberately living on the edges of society. From the
goddess-nun Brigid and absent-minded Cainnech to severe ascetics
such as Columbanus and Baldred, together they demonstrate a close
connection with the natural world, an astonishing self-discipline
and, above all, a rigorous commitment to what it meant to be
'pilgrims for Christ'. Establishing a network of influential
monastic communities, they travelled from the territories of the
Atlantic seaboard - Ireland, Wales and Cornwall - across Scotland,
the north of England and deep into continental Europe, transforming
the religious experience of all they encountered.
What does it mean to be a Church Elder? How do Elders fulfil their
role? How does being an Elder fit with the other pressures of life?
How should Elders deal with some of the greatest challenges facing
the Church? Eldership is a serious commitment to a lifelong role of
responsibility. In this unique collection of personal reflections
on key issues for Elders by Elders across Scotland, we have one of
the most revealing and absorbing insights ever into what it really
means to play an active role in the daily national and local life
of the Church of Scotland. Elders have much to tell each other and
others in the Church about their challenges, how they've grown and
developed along the way; new ways of doing things; of 'being
Church'. Such a conversation may raise as many questions as it
answers -but it also delivers a sense that no member of this
'silent army' is alone in the work that they do and the vision they
are trying to make real. Above all, this unique book offers
affirmation, insight and an exciting starting point for further
discussion and debate.
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