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- Nichole
Monday, April 5, 2010
Why Pilgrims Use Maps
Today, a week after my return, I am still learning new things about how life is a pilgrimage. I see reflections of this everywhere in my life.
Pilgrims use maps. Some pilgrims never open their maps as they travel in groups and simply follow other pilgrims as sheep one right after another. But how do you know which sheep to follow, for example? And even the followers pull out their maps when we arrive at a difficult intersection.
So today I looked at my Bible setting on the couch and the thought came to me,
"The map doesn't tell you where to place each footstep on the path, it tells us which signs to look for along the route."Perhaps it tells us what kind of people to follow and which villages we walk through. It may not dictate which rock to step on while crossing the brook, but it does suggest qualities found in trustable rocks so we can make wise decisions when we reach the brook ourselves.
-Nichole
Teaser 2010
Two possibilities for 2010!
Alfredo has suggested a route in the Algarve that winds through many beautiful Portugese villages. This route is far from the crowded albergue, as it hasn't been used by pilgrims in quite some time. It's likely we might see beautiful countryside like these ...
Tim has suggested that we do a section along the coast from Porto to Santiago. A superb idea indeed. Of course there are many advantages to doing the Pourtugese route during the year of Xacobe, we like our tight-knit community and are trying to avoid the crowds - possibly a thousand pilgrims per campground on the northern routes this summer. We will also try to arrive on a weekday because the millions of pilgrims traveling this summer will plan their schedules to arrive precisely on Saturday or Sunday.
This route is interesting because we have volunteers to scope out the trail and plan the week. Plus, our kitchen equipment and tents are being stored in Porto already.
Alfredo has suggested a route in the Algarve that winds through many beautiful Portugese villages. This route is far from the crowded albergue, as it hasn't been used by pilgrims in quite some time. It's likely we might see beautiful countryside like these ...
Tim has suggested that we do a section along the coast from Porto to Santiago. A superb idea indeed. Of course there are many advantages to doing the Pourtugese route during the year of Xacobe, we like our tight-knit community and are trying to avoid the crowds - possibly a thousand pilgrims per campground on the northern routes this summer. We will also try to arrive on a weekday because the millions of pilgrims traveling this summer will plan their schedules to arrive precisely on Saturday or Sunday.
This route is interesting because we have volunteers to scope out the trail and plan the week. Plus, our kitchen equipment and tents are being stored in Porto already.
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Participez aux vacances les plus reposantes ! Venez passer une semaine en communiant avec la nature et en nourrissant votre âme. Réveillez-vous avec le lever du soleil. Promenez-vous tranquillement toute la journée. Sentez la paix dans votre âme. Pratiquez votre anglais ou votre espagnol avec les participants de toute l'Europe. Suivez votre rythme personnel. Appréciez un dîner exquis préparé par notre chef chaque soir au camping. Jouissez de la liberté loin des portables et des courriels en explorant les plus beaux paysages de l'Espagne. Témoignez d'un baptême en plein air. Permettez Dieu de guérir votre coeur. Contactez-nous à etincellesdevie@gmail.com
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