Hands knead dough to bread
as recipes shuffle through my head
Dishwater washes grease away
worship is always, every day
worship is always, every day
“You are invited to continue worshiping as
we begin the service.” Each morning time is made at 9 am to spend at least a
quarter of an hour in worship. The majesty of the abbey – cold stone carved
with care – meets the power of music and candle light flickering - shining sun
of the dawn - as we are invited to stand for the first song.
“On Iona, we are committed to the belief
that worship is everything we do, both inside and outside the church...
On
Iona, our common life is fed from many sources. The past is all around us. We
are the inheritors of the Celtic tradition, with its deep sense of Jesus as the
head of all, and of God’s glory in all of creation.
So, we use prayers from the
Celtic Church for welcome, for work, and in expressing the needs of the world.
We are the inheritors of the Benedictine tradition, with its conviction that ‘to
work is to pray’, its commitment to hospitality, and its sense of order, all
reflected in our services and our lifestyle. And we are the inheritors of the
tradition of the Reformers, with their evangelical zeal, their call to
commitment, and their deep understanding of the continuing challenge to every
generation to find ‘new ways to touch the hearts of all...
In the words of
Dietrich Bonheoffer, we believe that ‘the Christian is not a religious person,
but simply a human being, as Jesus was a human being, profoundly this –
worldly, characterized by discipline, and the constant knowledge of death and
resurrection.’ ”
-Iona Abbey Worship Book
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