Dia annseo isteach! -God to all here

While doing some looking around for more material about Celtic Christianity, I found the administrator of the Celtic Church of Yahweh was in a discussion board about the attempts of this monastic movement. Many pieces are worth discussion, but I thought I would tackle one at a time. She calls herself Pastor Lisa on this site and she says she is from St Louis. The one answering her discussion uses the login code mfjfarrell

The whole feed can be read on http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/14680706/A_New_Celtic_Christian_Monasticism

“(Celtic Christians) see all of Creation, mankind and nature, as resonating the presence of God.
In your statement of faith you began with the Scriptures as the one and only source of your understanding. Celts have always been the 'people of two books' - Scriptures and Creation. Christ is revealed to us in both places!”

I think this concept is central to understanding from a more Celtic Christian perspective. Much of our evangelical/fundamentalist traditions have been tied to book study. This has been important, and I would not want to say there is no value here, but we must recognise that the truest Christian expression is a lot more then study hidden away in some ivory tower somewhere.

If we sincerely believe in a God who created our world, then we need to seek out that experience. Go outside, walk in the fields and or meadows. Breathe the air God created and thank him for his Grace to us. This is as much a part of our Christian experience as would be an exhaustive exegetical study.

Think of the life of Jesus (Yeshua), who would use the events of nature and of the outside world to tell important lessons to his followers about the Kingdom of God. His metaphors were about things like planting and harvest, about a shepherd and a lost sheep. He spoke on the hillsides and fed thousands. There were times when he went into the cities to teach, but you can see and even feel that when he needed time to be away, he would literally wander out from the crowds. That was his greatest sanctuary.

The apostle Paul also said as much when he spoke:

Rom 1:20 For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse:

This divine witness was enough to convict mankind for not believing in the Creator. How little time has been spent appreciating this divine witness. Just sharing some thoughts and a challenge to seek God where he may be found.

Dia annseo isteach!
God to all here!