Christ in mouth of friend and stranger. It is a pillar of Celtic spirituality. We were once strangers and refugees to God until God through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ loved us and offered eternal hospitality. Like the ancient Hebrews, it was the sacred duty of all believers to offer the welcome of God to others. Welcome every stranger as if they are Christ.
Hospitality is a vocation and calling, a prophetic and holy act when given to refugees.
Love of the Bible. Precious to Celtic Christians was the memory-learning of scripture, and telling its stories from birth to death. It was an art form. Sharing the story of faith from one person, community, generation to the next was a sacred duty. Poets and bards studied 20 years to become transmitters of the laws, stories and legends of culture, as well as the stories of the Bible.