I have not posted lately because Caroline tends to take up all the time on the computers. I am not used to coin operated machines so she is always rushing to finish her post before the time runs out.
The last two days have been wonderful. Yesterday, our hardest terrain of the trip, took us into the Galician mountains to a old village called O Cebreiro. All the buildings are stone and thatched roofs. But the weather went from rain in the morning to a gloriously sunny day by the time we reached the peaks. I could not stop taking pictures it was so pretty!! Galicians decend from the Celts and still play the bagpipes and relate very much to their Irish roots. We are beginning to hear Gallego spoken here.
Today started misty and foggy. We walked away in a cloud and stayed that way until about 10:00 when once again, the sun came out and made it a fine day. We definitely have been blessed. Most of the people we are walking with said that before we started, it had rained on them everyday. Imagine two straight weeks of nothing but rain! The mud for them was horrible. Spain got more rain last month than they had the entire first part of the year.
I promised to share the prayer that Caroline and I say each morning. Here it goes:
Dear Lord,
Bless us your pilgrims
As we proceed physically and spiritually to Santiago.
As we walk your Way, help to remind us of the true reason of Pilgrimage.
We pray for our family, our Parish Mary Our Queen, the Church, those who are sick, and those whose prayers have supported us along the Way.
We walk in the footsteps of centuries of pilgrims and ask that you protect and heal us as you did them.
Saint James, we pray that you help us find strength and humility in our hearts.
Amen
The last thing I wanted to share with you all is the community that is the Camino. It is interesting but you tend to be with the same people each day as you walk. Some people move by quickly and some people you never see again. We have made many friends on the Camino and now tend to see them in the bars when we stop for a drink and bathroom break. Or the same pilgrims that will be at mass with you each day. It is something that is hard to realize until you experience it. We all are sharing in the common pilgrim experience, but from our different points of view.
It is our way of sharing our love.
4 comments:
Len and Caroline,
Thanks for sharing your pilgrim prayer. It gave me goosebumps that you included Mary Our Queen in it.
God bless you and hang in there!
Patti
Isn't it amazing how much joy the basics in life can bring to you? Walking, praying, sharing food with new friends and enjoying God's creation. All such simple pleasures, but when taken in with the right spirit it becomes the most amazing experience you will probably ever have. Keep walking, keep praying and keep posting. Love you, Irene
ay bay bay!!! im glad to hear that ur trip is going so well. srry i havent commented in a few days. the coppolas are here (my other family from orlando. ive told u about thomas b4 right?) so needlessto say my dad has been planning places to eat for like three days.
BIG NEWS!!! i got my braces off this morning!! it feels so crazy good.
so we went to autentic about 3 houors ago. and i was at gladys knights 2 hours ago. chicken and waffles..YUM!!!!
still praying for you and i hope ur still sleeping. I CANNOT WAIT to see those pictures. so excited.
ok babe keep having a good trip.
silver bullet. out!
Dear Len and Caroline,
It is only when you leave the familiar surroundings of your life that you see, as if for the first time, how stunningly beautiful the world really is, and when you return you'll see the beauty here anew. I find that is the case every time I go back to a different part of Colombia. Usually the most remote parts. And then you feel so close to God too.
I've kept the family informed of your journey and we have been praying for a safe trip for a wonderful pilgrimage and return home.
Take care,
Silvia
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