Day 40
“We are pilgrims on a journey

We’re companions on the road,

we are to help each other,

walk the mile and bear the load.” 

The Servant Song—Richard Gilliard 

This is part of a larger “song” poem which you will be seeing in the next few days. 
It’s speaks of the journey that so many have been on with Lindsay and me, and that Jim joined on the Camino de Santiago. 

There is an interesting sense as you walk the way of Santiago. You make friends fast and often they become lifelong friends. 

Meeting over steps along the way, or a meal shared, laughter, stories,…

…sleeping in dorm style living quarters. And then you might not see them for several days and you run into them in a small village coffee shop and you greet them as if you’ve known each other all your lives. 

“We are pilgrims on a journey

We’re companions on the road,

we are to help each other,

walk the mile and bear the load.” 

But there is more to it than that. These same people go out of their way to help you and you go out of your way to help them. Sharing food, bandages, assisting with blisters, or other emergencies. I met a woman who was having terrible knee trouble and a man from Germany was carrying her pack on his front and his on his back to help her out. 

(Okay maybe not this guy, although he gave us a great laugh!!)

But this poem speaks of a greater journey that we are on, I believe. It is this journey of life where we are also pilgrims. It is wonderful when we can be companions helping each other on each mile and bearing the load. I encourage you to take time to see the people around you as fellow pilgrims…on the road. 

Buen Camino 

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