Day 38
“Well I came home

Like a stone
And I fell Heavy into your arms These days of dust,

Wish we would’ve known,

Will blow away with this new sun 

But I’ll kneel down, wait for now 

I’ll kneel down, know my ground 

I will wait, I wait wait for you

And I will wait, I wait wait for you 

So bring my step

And relent, you forgave and I wont forget Know what we’ve seen

And him with less
knowing some way to shake the excess 

I will wait, I will wait for you

And I will wait, I will wait for you 

And I will wait, I will wait for you And I will wait, I will wait for you 

Now Ill be bold, as well as strong

And use my head, along side my heart 

So tame my flesh and fix my eyes
 A tethered mind freed from the lies 

But I’ll kneel down, wait for now I’ll kneel down, know my ground 

Raise my hands

Paint my spirit gold

Bow my head, feel my heart slow 

I will wait, I wait wait for you

And I will wait, I will wait for you

And I will wait, I will wait for you

And I will wait, I will wait for you “ 
I Will Wait- Mumford and Sons 

I really have no idea what Mumford and Sons meant when they wrote this song. I do know that from the first time I heard it I liked it. It moved me. I’ve read the words over and pondered how they can be interpreted: about a parent and a child who are reconciling; about a couple who are separated for whatever reasons; or a community that has gone through a rift and is now waiting to restore harmony. 

Or maybe just maybe we can think that the person talking is referring to the divine. And the one who who is waiting…is wait for God. 

For this song seems almost a prayer of dedication, a promise of sorts whether it s between individuals, or a community or a person/community and the divine. 

‘But I’ll kneel down, wait for now I’ll kneel down, know my ground 

Raise my hands

Paint my spirit gold

Bow my head, feel my heart slow 

I will wait, I wait wait for you

And I will wait, I will wait for you.’
Waiting, however, is a difficult venture. And one that should not be taken lightly. It takes a great deal of courage and energy. While on  the camino there is a great deal of waiting that goes on. You wait on friends to catch up, wait to get to the next town, wait to hear of news of friends, wait to hear from loved ones back home. In our daily lives we do a lot of waiting too. 

I know many of you are waiting for something…answers to questions, tests results, resolutions, waiting for babies to be born, a big date to arrive, illness to run its course….waiting takes courage and energy. May you be given the strength and guidance and hope you need as you wait expectantly today, tomorrow and everyday. 🙂

Buen Camino

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