Spectacular Vistas by a Christ Episcopal Pilgrim
Off of the western wilds of Ireland, stand the Cliffs of Moher. This magnificent precipice looks toward the Atlantic and for ages, Irish monks came to this lonely spot praying and waiting for the coming kingdom. We took the pilgrims from Christ Episcopal there and gave them the opportunity to take time to soak in the beauty and to journal their thoughts. The following is what they had to say about their day together.
“Today our group visited the small town of Doolin. We spent an hour checking out the shops and eating lunch before we began our hike to the Cliffs of Moher. We started out on a gravel road and after awhile we turned off on to a grassy trail that led us along the cliffs edge towards the cliffs of Moher. The views where really pretty awesome. As we walked the cliffs grew higher and higher above the sea below. Our view morphed into one which became more and more spectacular. About half way up it was easy to tell that everyone was amazed by what we where seeing. We where hiking on the edge of 800 ft cliffs seeing panoramic views of the Irish sea along with the rolling hills of the Irish country side. No one could stop talking about the beauty of what we where seeing. Many of us agree that this was one of the best experiences of our lives. The freedom and peace which you feel on those cliffs knowing that we where witnessing one of the most beautiful and spectacular vistas is an experience which can’t justifiably be described with words. It is truly a feeling of wonder and awe at the natural beauty of Gods creation.”
As we arrived together for a moment of reflection, the pilgrims were asked to ponder upon how much the Cliff’s are a picture of God. Majestic, terrifying, glorious, dangerous. Many in the world today have lost a healthy fear of God. The book of Proverbs proclaims that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. The fear of God is the ability to both call Him Abba Father and yet be utterly awed by Who He is. It is to look into the face of God and live- to behold His beauty and majesty in a reverence that causes a mind-altering silence. This is the experience that griped these pilgrims from Charlotte N.C.