For a trip like this, I think you begin to have some strange feelings about this time. You still have work and school for another week. You still have things to do and think about and take care of that relate to your ordinary, day-in and day-out life, but your mind begins to wander toward the trip. We leave in less than a week, but the trip is only a week, so you want to be prepared to suck in the whole experience, so your mind starts wandering toward your trip; will you remember everything? are you ready? what are you forgetting? are my feet ready for 15 miles a day? and a myriad of other things. Yet, you still have stuff to take care of here; your friends, your family, your school, your job. But I still have to make certain I pack enough socks!
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Preparations
Pack enough socks. Don't forget your battery chargers. Bring a camera and notebook. Don't forget rain gear (we walk, rain or shine). Don't forget your passport. Make copies of your passport. Got your ATM card? Got money in your account? Pack bandages for your blisters (you will get blisters!). Today, we meet together to begin the last preparations for our departure on Saturday.
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The pilgrimage for me on this walk with God began a couple of years ago when I stepped in to be a support to our youth and other adults in our church. I am doing my best to not wish time to be here faster than it is already approaching because I know that absolutely nothing can stop that clock. I have been soaking up this past year, in particularly, and what it has given to me in my life, in my relationship with my family, my relationships in our church and above all else, my relationship with Christ. I recently wrote a newsletter for our Youtherans group entitled "The Eyes Have It". I have been searching for a closer relationship with Christ for the past couple of years and I can now say that the reason I feel so closer to understanding Him is because I have been keeping my eyes open this whole time to what is right in front of me and what is right in me. God is in me and I feel Him every day. It is all right with me.
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