Traveling
Disclaimer...the bold or different font means nothing!! The blog was simply written at two different times....
Pilgrimage in its purest form means to take a journey to a sacred place. Today the pilgrimage is two fold. It is a pilgrimage for my own soul, one that returns me to the land of my Savior. In less than 24 hours we will be landing in a land so holy and so rich that every step takes your breath away. It is a personal journey of walking the land once again and watching and listening in a new way. It is a pilgrimage in which I hope that my steps are purposeful and slow.
It is also a pilgrimage in which I get to lead 18 others who have never step foot on the land of our faith. It is a pilgrimage in which I have the honor of helping to create space for others to feel the presence of our Lord in a new way.
As we sit in the airport waiting the pilgrimage the pilgrims are each trying to find their own space and rhythm with one another. Books and i-readers are being read and space is being found.
As the pilgrims find their space with one another a strange yet holy community begins to be formed.
As community begins to form kindness and gentleness begin to emerge. Moments of unsettledness blossom into moments of grace and the unfolding of what it means to travel this journey together.
The pilgrimage to a holy place is not always a straight path with the shortest route (three flights and 20 something hours later) and yet that journey opens doors beyond what we could have imagined or expected.
The sun has set and risen again and we are gathering with our fellow Christ followers, jewish and ,muslim brothers and sisters awaiting the moment we can step onto the Land of our Faith....the Land of the Holy of Holies!
Pilgrimage in its purest form means to take a journey to a sacred place. Today the pilgrimage is two fold. It is a pilgrimage for my own soul, one that returns me to the land of my Savior. In less than 24 hours we will be landing in a land so holy and so rich that every step takes your breath away. It is a personal journey of walking the land once again and watching and listening in a new way. It is a pilgrimage in which I hope that my steps are purposeful and slow.
It is also a pilgrimage in which I get to lead 18 others who have never step foot on the land of our faith. It is a pilgrimage in which I have the honor of helping to create space for others to feel the presence of our Lord in a new way.
As we sit in the airport waiting the pilgrimage the pilgrims are each trying to find their own space and rhythm with one another. Books and i-readers are being read and space is being found.
As the pilgrims find their space with one another a strange yet holy community begins to be formed.
As community begins to form kindness and gentleness begin to emerge. Moments of unsettledness blossom into moments of grace and the unfolding of what it means to travel this journey together.
The pilgrimage to a holy place is not always a straight path with the shortest route (three flights and 20 something hours later) and yet that journey opens doors beyond what we could have imagined or expected.
The sun has set and risen again and we are gathering with our fellow Christ followers, jewish and ,muslim brothers and sisters awaiting the moment we can step onto the Land of our Faith....the Land of the Holy of Holies!
The hustle and bustle of the people has begun. The shades are up and children are laughing. A renewed sense of purpose has emerged as we near the Holy Land. "take off your shoes for you are walking on holy ground."
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