How strange.
For more than thirty days
I got up knowing only
that I would follow arrows
all day long
and then stop for the night.

I didn’t recognize the names of the towns
I passed through.
I had no idea of where I might be found
on a map of Spain.
Each day’s landscape
surprised me.
I never expected to return
to the places I visited.But I knew what to do:
wash up,
put my backpack on,
walk and walk and walk,
following the signs that revealed themselves,
until it was time to rest.
Then eat and sleep.

A far-off destination grew ever closer.
Others had journeyed before,
marking the way
for me.
I followed their sincere intentions
towards a place I would know
only after I arrived.Having reached
the site of my heart’s desire,
I now discover
I learned to trust
that the unknown way ahead
will reveal itself
as needed.

On pilgrimage,
yes--
of course!

Now,
too.
How strangely unexpected!

Psalm 143:10 (NRSV)

“Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God.
Let your good spirit lead me
on a level path.”

Mini-pilgrimage

Consider the rest of your day. Identify a situation whose outcome is uncertain. Bring your mental and physical awareness of this into prayer. Ask God to communicate with you. Accept with gratitude whatever you receive.