I need one of these outfits

At the Dublin Irish Festival, each year there is a historical re-enactment group that camps and presents aspects of like from Brian Boru's Ireland - about the year 1000 A.D. (That's right - A.D., not B.C.E.)

The family went to the DIF after the Feis and one of the things we did was to explore Brian Boru's Ireland.

The girls were very interested in the crafts, musical instruments, the work being done. We participated in a demonstration of some of the fighting arts and listened to a story told by the local herbalist.

One of the reenactors portrayed a medieval abbot - the spiritual and physical leader of the monastery they were recreating for us 21st century folks.

He was wearing a long, white flowing robe, a Cross around his neck, and a staff in his hand. Yes, he has a long gray beard. After he pronounced a blessing on me and my family, I later struck up a conversation with the abbot and learned a few things and saw some things that were a little out of the ordinary.

Turns out the abbot's day job is pretty close to his day job. He's a bishop in the Oriental Orthodox church (not Greek, not Eastern) and is based in a monastery near the inner city of Columbus. He related some harrowing tales of living where he does and his ministry to the people that live in the area. He said that he has been giving last rites to as many people outside the hospital as in it due to gang violence.

But while we were talking just off the main drag at the Dublin Irish Festival, we had a couple of interruptions.

First one was a couple of young fellows came up to us and started talking. He related a dream to the abbot that by all accounts was satanic in nature. It consisted of a circle, with inner rings alternating white and black. The circle beckoned this young fellow into it. He asked the abbot "what would you say if you had a dream like this...?"

The abbot then asked him - "Well, did you go in to the circle?"

At that point, the young fellow gave us both a blank look and walked away.

The whole time I was praying for the situation and for this troubled young man.

The abbot said that it had been a while since he last had an encounter like that, but often times satanists would make contact like that in the process of seeking freedom from satanism.

I don't think that's the experience that the DIF wants the usual festival-goer to have, but I was OK with it.

Then not a couple minutes later 2 young ladies came up and asked the Abbot, "Are you Jesus?"

He said, "No, but I work for Him."

One of the young ladies then asked for the time, which I supplied because I was wearing a watch.

5 minutes, 2 opportunities to share his faith.

I need one of those outfits.