Introduction

In the celtic tradition, there's trust. There's a sense that people who follow jesus are part of he family. When you first starting out on this life, you need be able to confide everything. Its accountability, but not with a stick. And so in the desert, fathers and mothers, they would a hermit would come to the desert and look for an elder,. The soul friend is someone who has insight into human nature as well as into things of god.