Celtic Legends by Ryan
This morning the pilgrims from St Albans in Washington DC started their first full day on the Sabbath by celebrating the Eucharist in the local Church of Ireland parish. Being greeted by the locals the pilgrims already began gathering stories of their experiences.
In the afternoon the pilgrims embarked on a wild adventure hiking the cliffs of Giants Causeway. Avoiding the tourists, the pilgrims made their way above the world famous site to an overlook where they heard the Celtic legends of Fin MacCool and his son Oisin, after which they hiked for miles along the cliff face in search of an Iron Age site that once held a castle.
The theme of reconciliation is something dating back to Irish Celtic times, and as the pilgrims traversed these ancient sites they were reminded today how cultural clashes in their own lives can sometimes require reconciliation as well.