“Almighty Father, Son and Holy Ghost, eternal and ever blessed gracious God; to me the least of saints, to me allow that I should keep a door in paradise. That I may keep the smallest door, the furthermost, the darkest, coldest door, the door which is the least used, the stiffest door. If it so be but in thine house, O God, if so be that I can see thy glory even afar, and hear thy voice, O God, and know that I am with thee, thee O God.”
A Prayer of St. Columba, 521-597 AD
Bryan’s Note
We must travel some distance, before something like this will cling to our hearts. Columba’s journey to the presence of Jesus most certainly gave him a perspective that enabled him to pray with this intensity and this humility. We cannot dissuade ourselves of his effort and his overwhelming desire to be near Him. We can only watch, and mark the zeal which took his heart and soul into the burning presence of His presence. Columba becomes a guide of what is possible and what is to be sought. We must become (if we are in pursuit) a people radically changed by the reality of His presence.
Broken Believers 