In my papers for “The Longing” and “The Call” I talked a lot about how this pilgrimage to Assisi and Rome was desire for me to be able to have emotional healing, build a foundation with God, and have be able to be at peace with myself. To prepare for such a journey, there is a lot one needs to do; such as packing and planning. But when one goes on a pilgrimage, there is a whole new preparation that needs to take place. You need to prepare your soul for the experience. People go on pilgrimages for many different reasons; such as looking for a spiritual awakening or celebrating a milestone in their life, or learning to live in harmony and peace. To many a pilgrimage is a walk with God to a special place in reality, and metaphorically in their
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There is so much pain in the world that I want to fix and bring to light. Therefore, I think in preparation for this journey I need to pray, not only to seek my agenda and desires for the pilgrimage but also seek God’s agenda for me. Also in preparation I need to spend some time each day focusing on the different characteristics this pilgrimage could bring to me. Each day I need to spend time exploring my soul, and my relationship with my God, and see what aspects of both need attention, and what I need to reflect on to make the most of my …show more content…
I don’t want the struggles and worries of my past hanging over me while I’m trying to make a positive change and outlook to my future. I also need to bring an open mind to this experience. I’m going to be entering a whole new culture. A culture with different standards, values, and norms than me. I’ll be entering a culture with different truths then mine. I don’t want to compare there culture to mine, I want to feel and understand their perspective. I want to engage in conversation with someone with different beliefs then mine, because I believe for those few minutes, I can truly connect with someone. And that connection can show how two very different people with different dreams and aspiration’s can have stories that cross
There is so much pain in the world that I want to fix and bring to light. Therefore, I think in preparation for this journey I need to pray, not only to seek my agenda and desires for the pilgrimage but also seek God’s agenda for me. Also in preparation I need to spend some time each day focusing on the different characteristics this pilgrimage could bring to me. Each day I need to spend time exploring my soul, and my relationship with my God, and see what aspects of both need attention, and what I need to reflect on to make the most of my …show more content…
I don’t want the struggles and worries of my past hanging over me while I’m trying to make a positive change and outlook to my future. I also need to bring an open mind to this experience. I’m going to be entering a whole new culture. A culture with different standards, values, and norms than me. I’ll be entering a culture with different truths then mine. I don’t want to compare there culture to mine, I want to feel and understand their perspective. I want to engage in conversation with someone with different beliefs then mine, because I believe for those few minutes, I can truly connect with someone. And that connection can show how two very different people with different dreams and aspiration’s can have stories that cross