Day 3 on Iona Morning Prayer

Each morning we walk to the abbey for Morning Prayer. A path through a field alongside the water, through two stiles,one gate, and over two creeks lead to the side door. Inside candles are lit and a piano is being played. Prayers, readings, and hymns make a perfect way to begin the day.

Machair, west coast of Iona

A walk this day from Baile Mor past Martyrs Bay, Crossroads, the golf course to Machair.
Some pilgrims visiting the Iona pick up two stones from the beach. One is thrown back into the sea as a symbol of something in their life that they would like to leave behind. The other is taken home as a sign of a new commitment they have made.

Crossroads

This is what The Lord says:
'Stand at the crossroads and look;
Ask for the ancient paths,
Ask where the good way is, and walk in it,
And you will find rest for your souls.'

Day 2 on Iona. Morning Prayer

Every day begins with Morning Prayer at the Abbey.

Move among us, O God; give us life.
Let your people rejoice in you.
This is the day that God has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.

We've found a grass path from the hotel to the Abbey, passing a great variety of cows along the way.

Day 1 on Iona

Morning Prayer service at the Abbey.

The world belongs to God,
The earth and all its people.
How good and wonderful,
To live together in unity.
Love and faith come together,
Justice and peace join hands.

And yes, I have found cappuccino on Iona.

Iona arrival

"Thank you for this most excellent day." e e cummings

A Good Ways Away

October 1
Morning ferry ride to Isle of Mull.
A day filled with promise. Also filled with lots of rain. And sheep.
Things greener than green. One lane road with many small passing places. All with a wave.


"How you travel is a microcosm of how you live your life.
How you pilgrimage is a metaphor for how you walk with God.
If you reshape how you travel or how you pilgrimage, you reshape your life and relationship with God.
"Rev Beth