pat loughery

I love the everyday-ness of Celtic prayers that can be found in collections like Carmina Gadelica (Alexander Carmichael) . When you have a Christian spirituality that has prayers for milking cows, for giving birth, for putting on the hot water, you’re in my world.

Today I donated blood. I thought it would be good to pray a Celtic prayer for the blood donation process. It went something like this, and I’d love for commenters to improve 🙂

Pierced for our transgressions

You brought life to me and mine

May this piercing

bring life to others

for the sake of a healed world