Final Thoughts Final Ireland by Ken leaving Ireland
As we prepared to leave for our return to the States, I gathered the team to hear from each person what this pilgrimage had meant to them personally. Rochelle, a girl on the pilgrimage shared with the team of pilgrims that she had come to realize what a true pilgrim is and what a life lived as a pilgrim should look like. I thought I would share with you her description told in her own words.
She framed her understanding around three words, Explore, Experience, and Express. “A pilgrim is one that explores the world and other faiths to see what power and control God has so that you can encounter all that God has to show you. A pilgrim is one that experiences God’s awesomeness and takes in all His ultimate beauty which is eminated within yourself and the world. A pilgrim thinks about what God has planned for you and what His role is to be in your life and ultimately what He wants you to do for Him. A pilgrim is one who expresses the love and devotion that He has for you by doing good works for others. A pilgrim is a missionary every day showing God through yourself in thought word and deed.”
Rochelle caught what the spirit of a pilgrimage is and how a pilgrimage transforms you in such a way that you begin to rethink everything. We each came to Ireland looking to discover more of God, and we left with a real since of what His presence in our life can make when we learn how to live everyday as a pilgrim.