Day 34 lifting up and filling

Day 34
You are my All in All
“You are my strength when I am weak You are the treasure that I seek You are my all in all When I fall down You pick me up When I run dry You fill my cup

You are my all in all Jesus, Lamb of God Worthy is your name Jesus, Lamb of God Worthy is your name.”

You are my All in All

Two years ago when I left on my first Camino my congregation sang this song. We may have even been using it as a response in worship. It was quite lovely. During that camino I fell 4 times two of which were more painful than the others. I had blisters that were infected enough to lay me off the way for four days. And then had another incident and feet that hurt that caused me to just struggle. This song was a source of strength for me on that first camino and has been on this one as well. I find myself just singing it…sometime so loudly that others turn and ask “what?”

“When I fall down

You pick me up

When I run dry

You fill my cup”
It’s interesting on the camino as well as in life how Jesus can come to you and help you up or fill your cup but you don’t recognize it…it might be in the kindness of another pilgrim who has had the same sort of hardship, or a hospitalera (an albergue owner or volunteer) who is gentle and understanding. It might be from a local who will walk you through the streets of their village or city to find the farmacia. It might be the cafe movil that shows up as an oasis when you have walked 15 kms in the blazing heat or brittle cold and is there to give you a cold drink or hot coffee!for a donativo (donation). I believe this is what this song is about.

I wonder what would happen if all of us walked our ways with each other thinking more of helping each other instead of looking out for only “number 1”. I truly believe this world would be transformed.