Alexander Munro of Durness
Alexander Munro grew up in Inverness, where his father was a dyer – the father was also Laird of Kitwell, in Kiltearn, and more importantly his home was marked by devotion to God. Although he had a Christian upbringing, it in itself did not make Alexander a Christian. But the Lord had his eye on him. In the providence of God, Robert Bruce, the minister of St. Giles in Edinburgh, was banished by James VI to Inverness in 1605, which at that time was a very small town of two streets in the shadow of a castle designed to oversee the area. While in Inverness, Bruce preached once every Sunday and Wednesday and took public prayers three evenings a week. The king of Scotland may have banished Bruce to Inverness, but it was the King of heaven who sent him there. Soon large crowds gathered in Inverness to listen to him and they were drawn from all over the eastern Highlands, from Caithness down to Nairnshire. It was while listening to Bruce that Alexander Munro trusted in ...