VIRB

There is a mixture of excitement, sadness and yet faithful expectation of what God might be leading us into. Of course we have some idea of what we might be doing but it's not firmed up, and I know that not knowing where your going especially now that we have Jaden, can seem irresponsible. And yeah we are stepping out into the unknown but we have so much peace and excitement about it.

I was at some training yesterday and Jonny Baker used this prayer. St Brendan was a Celtic monk and he along with other celtic monks got in their small leather covered coracles and traveled where waves and wind blew them. It it sums up where Lou and I are. We are setting sail, without sail or any idea where this adventure might take us at the whim of the one who made us and provides for al our needs.

The Prayer of St Brendan:

Shall I abandon, O king of mysteries
the soft comforts of home? Shall I turn my back on my native land, and turn my face
towards the sea?

Shall I put myself wholly at your mercy,
without silver, without a horse, without fame,
without honour? Shall I throw myself wholly
upon You, without sword and shield,
without food and drink, without a bed to lie on?
Shall I say farewell to my beautiful land,
placing myself under Your Yoke?

Shall I pour my heart to You, confessing
my manifold sins and begging forgiveness,
tears streaming down my cheeks? Shall I
leave the prints of my knees on the sandy
beach, a record of my final prayer in my
native land?

Shall I then suffer every kind of wound that
the sea can inflict? Shall I take my tiny boat
across the wide sparkling ocean? O king of the
Glorious Heaven, shall I go of my own choice
upon the sea?

O Christ, will You help me on the wild waves?

(An excerpt from 'Navigatio Pocket Liturgies'. - published by proost.co.uk)