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Alone on Camino, Peter, but I hope not lonely. You have thousands of walking companions…there just walking somewhere else at the moment. I celebrate your coming upon this Camino place of blessing.
¡Ultreïa!
We can learn about ourselves in adversity, our limits, our strengths, our own generosity and the great goodness of others when they see our distress. It's an invaluable lesson.
Some things that, at first, appear to be defeats, can lead to deeper...
Two things:
My accurate answer would be “all of the above.”
It seems to me that “religious” is a subset of “spiritual.” It’s peculiar to see this as an either/or.
Love the picture!
In my experience the Camino provides, but it will give you what you need, not necessarily what you want.
You might want a private room with own bathroom and might get a mattress on the floor in a dormitory...
You might want...
Beautiful! I'm giving a talk in Camarillo, CA on the spirituality of/practical preparation for a walking pilgrimage on Monday March 11th, and I think this would make a great closing prayer. Thank you for sharing this.
I have walked 2 weeks on the Portuguese, 6 weeks on the Northern/Primitivo, and 4 weeks on the Via Francigena...the one that I haven't done, and wonder if I should do, is the Frances.
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