Pilgrimage–why?

Rich Evans St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Mountain Top optimyst@gmail.com Our busy lives might seem fulfilling.  But filling up a life with the constant bustle of work, as housekeeper, gardener, chef, chauffeur, parent and spouse is not the same thing as spiritual...

Into the unknown

Maggie Niles, Grace Church, Honesdale And now some men brought him a paralyzed man lying on a bed. Seeing their faith Jesus said to the man, ‘Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.’ At this some of the lawyers said to themselves, ‘This is blasphemous talk.’ Jesus...

Formation on the Road

Maggie Niles, Grace Church, Honesdale What a lucky find I had recently. Jack Jazreel writing in Oneing, a publication of the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, NM, makes some helpful observations for those of us considering and reconsidering...

Unexpected Pilgrimage

Maggie Niles, Grace Church, Honesdale I was on the road and nearing Damascus, when suddenly about midday a great light flashed from the sky all around me, and I fell to the ground. Then I heard a voice saying to me, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” I answered,...

Holy Places

Maggie Niles, Grace Church, Honesdale For my house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations. Isaiah 56:7 I wonder what “my house” looks like to God. Variations come flooding in. First of all, I bet the definition of “house” is very elastic, and I bet a “house...

Pilgrimage Visit

Maggie Niles, Grace Church, Honesdale About this time Mary set out and went straight to a town in the uplands of Judah. She went into Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby stirred in her womb. Then Elizabeth was...