Ten o’clock Thursday morning: our last full day on the island. I have done my little job of shower cleaning for the last time, and Tom and I are preparing to pack. I’m sitting on my bed listening to the sheep baaing as they graze in the pasture just beyond the Abbey. It is sunny, and there are big, white, puffy clouds in the sky. As always, there is a little breeze. Another beautiful day on Iona. Weather this good for so many days is rare here they say. There was some light rain the day of the Pilgrimage, but that was it. Actually, the rain prevented the walk from being too hot. We have had a really fine time. We have met some very nice and interesting people. We have experienced beautiful worship, and we have had stimulating conversation about Celtic Spirituality and its relationship to the structure of the Church. Truly, I cannot believe our time here is coming to an end.
Just to prolong our enjoyment a bit more. We went for a walk to the northern end of the island where we sat on a hillside overlooking the Ross of Mull and listened to the waves and then walked on the beach a while. Then we spent a lot of money in the book/gift shop. Among our purchases are some wonderful worship resources.
I took Jesus to lunch with us today and introduced him to the group. One woman laughingly commented that it was very generous of me to share Jesus with them. A young woman from Argentina was quite taken with the whole idea of the Jesus doll, and asked to hold him for a while.
That’s it for now. Tom and I have to go down to the St. Columba Hotel to post our blog entries. Peace and blessings.
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