Week 1 is in the Books

Well, like the title suggests, we are done with our first week. I am still doubtful that I have trimmed down much, but I am up to running for about 40 minutes each time. I got a MP3 player to listen to messages. It helps take my mind off the plodding of the steps. It makes it easier to run. I have chosen right now to put messages from Jim Elliot (a famous 20th century Marytr). My favourite quote from him is:
He is no fool who gives what he can not keep to obtain what he can not lose -Jim Elliot
I have also grown to understand Celtic brothers a bit more over this last week. First, the Celtic brothers seemed to have been known as "Culdees" which is a brutual form of the Latin Phrase Coli Dei The phrase means "Companions of Christ". It is interersting to know that this order of monks (brothers) as reinistituted by the CCY actually possessed a name of some sort, and that the name carries such an honour.

I also discovered an interesting note that the Celtics had a symbol that denoted them. You see, the Christians in the firstc century did not possess any real symbols to identify themselves. We are people who like symbols. Our written communication in through symbols. Israel has the Star of David. The Roman Catholic Christians have the Cross and most Prostants followed suit. Prior to 327ad, the symbol of the fish served to identify the hidden sect of Christians and also a reminder of how to remember some of their theology. The Greek word serves as an acrostic about Jesus.
However, the Celts were not necessarily Romans. Eventually they did adopt the cross symbol, but there was another symbol that they also held to and still tends to identify them today.

The symbol appears to incorporate the fish symbol while at the same time trying to show the symbol of the Trinity. To be honest, I like it. It can be made much fancier, but the core symbol is still the same.

Of course, Heaven forbid this symbol is only used by the Celtic Believers. The symbol seems to show up in almost all modern Hollywood witchcraft depictions. I am told it is seen on the cover of the magic book in the TV series charmed. It is seen often on Led Zeplin's albums, an in the movie Constantine. Go figure.
Any rate, that is some of the things I have found this week as we struggle along as Culdee brethern striving to become true knights. The grace of Ha Shem to All, -Brother Bradley Avi