I'm back from my Iona pilgrimage and still carrying the beautiful island with me. One of my favorite memories is painting what I saw. Out the window of my airplane from Dublin to Glasgow. I loved seeing the propeller against the sky and the water below. Coffee cup in my hotel in Glasgow. I was up early and had time for a little creativity. The view from my window at the Saint Columba Hotel on Iona. The hills on the far side of the water are on the Isle of Mull. Sitting on a

Today I prepare to leave for a pilgrimage to Iona with friends from The Haden Institute. We'll be following in the footsteps of so many Celtic saints and martyrs. Columba (known in Ireland as Columcille) took his own pilgrimage to Iona from Ireland in 563. May we be blessed by this prayer attributed to him. A Prayer of St. Columba Be a bright flame before me, O God a guiding star above me. Be a smooth path below me, a kindly shepherd behind me today, tonight, and for ever. Al