Prayers of the Saints
Leave Me Alone with God (St. Aidan of Lindisfarne)
A prayer of the Lindisfarne tradition associated with St.
Leave me alone with God as much as may be.
As the tide draws the waters close in upon the shore,
make me an island, set apart,
alone with you, God, holy to you.
Then with the turning of the tide
prepare me to carry your presence to the busy world beyond,
the world that rushes in on me,
till the waters come again and fold me back to you.
Lindisfarne / Northumbrian tradition
About the prayer
Aidan (d. 651), whose island monastery is cut off by the tide twice a day. It has been adopted by retreat houses and by Christians trying to keep a rhythm of solitude and service.
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