Third Day

     Today is the third day that all CCC pilgrims have been on the road.  We all go at separate paces as we do in life.  I think of the first few days as a time to unwind from every day routines.  In three days we have been on ancient Roman roads, beautiful country trails, steep hills and in quaint towns.  We have learned much about foot care and muscle aches after close to forty miles.  At the same time, much is always stirring inside.
     Marcus Borg considered pilgrimage as a spiritual practice that will always take us to a "thin place."  Celtic Christinity describes these places as "where the boundary between God's transcendence and immanence is very porous."  The Camino leads to the Cathedral of Santiago but that is not what the way is all about - it unwinds us enough to glimpse those thin places that are always before us.  As cobwebs are removed tears may come, the holy in each other is clearly seen and the past, present and future somehow all stir together.  God is in all and all is one.
     We will continue to keep you posted and in our prayers