Blessed is the man whose strength is in You,
whose heart is set on the pilgrimage.
[Psalm 84:5]
whose heart is set on the pilgrimage.
[Psalm 84:5]
I have been settled down for quite some time now, but the truth is:
I am a pilgrim at heart.
I am a pilgrim at heart.
I am more than happy to be in transit: long road trips, international flights, train rides, ferry boats…
…unfamiliar smells, new sights, all that is the journey before the destination.
I am perfectly comfortable to sleep anywhere.
To talk to anyone and everyone.
Eat anything & everything.
And never feel lost.
To talk to anyone and everyone.
Eat anything & everything.
And never feel lost.
Wanderlust is my middle name. (No, it isn't, but it should be.)
I have yet to travel just to travel.
There's always business to attend to and work to be done.
I have yet to travel just to travel.
There's always business to attend to and work to be done.
On the World Race,
I'm going to indulge my inner-pilgrim & seedsower.
I'm going to indulge my inner-pilgrim & seedsower.
While I will seldom come to feel settled in the next 11 months,
my heart will continuously be set on the pilgrimage.
my heart will continuously be set on the pilgrimage.
(And on the days I long for heaven, I know I'll never feel settled
until the Father calls me home.)
until the Father calls me home.)
I think of it as taking the long way home.
I cry at the thought of saying 'good-bye' — so I won't.
I will see you all next summer!
I will see you all next summer!
He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.
[Psalm 126:6]
Some people set their eyes on the harvest, but not me:
I love to sow the seeds.
I love to sow the seeds.
The Johnny Appleseed Blessing
Oh, the Lord is good to me,
And so I thank the Lord
For giving me the things I need
The sun, and the rain, and the apple seed.
The Lord is good to me.
