Title: What is a pilgrimage anyway? by Brent
I have always struggled to describe a pilgrimage to my friends and family. God works in my life on pilgrimage in such a profound way that words simply do not do it justice.
By now our pilgrims from Holy Comforter are returning to their comfortable surroundings, and I expect some are experiencing the same challenges – describing what happened amongst the beautiful scenery of the Tetons. In some cases transition happens. In other cases we come away knowing that God is present with us. The best commentary on pilgrimage I have found comes from T.S. Elliot…
“The precise directions to somewhere often awkward to find; and you’re not sure quite why you came or what it was you’re looking for. If you find it, or it finds you, words cannot easily convey what has happened but it becomes part of the journey that continues.”
That doesn’t get me any closer to giving you a solid definition of pilgrimage, but I suspect most that have experienced true pilgrimage can relate to it. And maybe it will spur on those that have not to do so.
Thus Ends the Tetons Joural…