The Pilgrim as the One who Plays
“I saw them remembering who they are in the eyes of God – children. I saw the deep satisfaction they felt in settling into that identity. I saw their joy and surprise when they remembered that this was what they were made for – to play before the Father.”
God Bless
“God bless this miserable weather. God bless this whole, ridiculous situation. God bless Phillip from Brighton. God bless my rain-soaked shoes. God bless this tongue-in-cheek father. God bless rain on Easter morning.”
Read more about John Paul Lichon’s story of sitting in the rain.
The Slow Journey
“We didn’t miss the procession, we just had our own version.”
Read more about Erica Pereira’s celebration of Corpus Christi with the Little Sisters of the Poor in Santiago, Chile.
The “Cleaning” at Easter
“We expected it to be a quiet night of prayer spent on Golgotha and in Christ’s tomb…hardly so!
The Russians had decided it was time to clean the Tomb.”
Eyes on the Prize
If anyone had said, “Priscilla, go on World Youth Day and you will be a happier grandma,” I would not know what to think of such a comment. But the two experiences are incredibly real, and they echo each other in awakening the awareness that we are all called by God, set by Christ’s example, to live a bigger and more dynamically loving way of life.