In the Shelter

@2@@20@It is in the shelter of each other that the people live.@21@@16@@20@@21@@16@@20@@21@Drawing on this Irish saying, poet, storyteller and theologian @20@Pàdraig O‘ Tuama @21@relates ideas of shelter and welcome to journeys of life, using poetry, story, biblical refelction and prose to open up gentle ways of living well in a troubled world. @3@@2@The fourth gospel tells of Jesus arriving in the room where the disciples are gathered, full of fear, on Easter Sunday. He does not chide or admonish; instead he says ‘Peace be with you‘, which, in the Aramaic of his day, was simply a greeting. To people locked in a room of fear he said ‘Hello,‘ welcoming them to a place of deep encounter: encounter with themselves, with their fear, with each other and with the incarnate one in their midst.@3@@2@Interweaving everyday stories with narrative theology, gospel reflections with mindfulness and Celtic spirituality with poetry, @20@In the Shelter @21@reveals the transformational power of welcome.@3@