ST AIDAN’S PRAYER FOR THE HOLY ISLAND OF LINDISFARNE
Lord, this bare island,
make it a place of peace.
Here be the peace
of those who do Thy will.
Here be the peace
of brother serving man.
Here be the peace
of holy monks obeying.
Here be the peace
of praise by dark and day.
Be this Island Thy Holy Island.
I, Lord, Thy servant, Aidan,
make this prayer.
Be it Thy care.
Amen.
This meditation about a place, Lindisfarne, can also be directed at a life, our life, if we surrender it to God. If we become as children, simply living our day to day in a way pleasing to our maker, we can be a holy island in a dark world. If we chose to allow the grace of God to flow to those around us, being the hands of Christ out stretched, we can be a holy island. If we have solid foundations, firm in the midst of storms, we can be a holy island to those shipwrecked on the shoals.
