St. David „the Waterman"
stood for hours in the waters of Alun River
Chanting psalms.
A naked woman was paraded in front of him
to induce him to leave the chill of the river
to find warmth, presumably in her arms.
St. Cuthbert, too stood in the frigid waters
of the North Sea to say his prayers,
Many are the report of the celtic monasteries having only bread, water, and a few vegetables as their normal diet. Extreme asceticism and bodily mortification were an accepted part of the Christian life for the early Irish Peregrini.
Their theology was: the Christian's life must be a constant warfare against self-will and gratification of the senses.
(This is not a poem. Simply giving notions of people who tried in different ways to achieve the nearness of God) .
Yes dr Anthony in my youth I lived an extremely ascetical life. That was my journey but as I aged I became less extreme. My old teacher a Cistercian monk who is now 90 always said virtue is down the middle. Very interesting thank you We all have our own journey to God. It's all such a mystery
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Yes dr Anthony in my youth I lived an extremely ascetical life. That was my journey but as I aged I became less extreme. My old teacher a Cistercian monk who is now 90 always said virtue is down the middle. We all have our own journey to God. It's all such a mystery