Being awake for an entire 8 hour flight gives you some time to spiritually prepare for a pilgrimage. I spent some time thinking about what I hoped for from my time in Rome, and my list ended up being a little long. I mostly asked that we feel God everywhere, all the time, in everything we do. I prayed that we would see him in the history and the beauty and the adventure and the friendship and the fellowship. And sure enough, he delivered.
He is certainly in the history and the beauty. Anyone who walked with me yesterday is undoubtedly sick of me saying "this is just so old, it blows my mind". And with the colosseum and the ruins, today's age completely trumped yesterday's. You can only imagine how amazed I was. But the fact that man-made structures of such immense proportions could be built so long ago and can last SO LONG is clearly the work of someone greater than us. Don't get me started on the beauty. The churches are ornate and everything is intentional. Anyone who travels with David will soon learn that he knows everything about everything. I don't think I've left his side.
He's also been in the fellowship and the friendship. As young adults, we have a tendency to stick with our own crowd. The thing is, with 33 pilgrims, there are a lot of crowds. Maybe it's the foreign country, maybe it's the long bus rides, but I can already see the borders falling down. Everyone gets along, everyone likes each other, and everyone can learn from each other. It's only day two, I can't wait to see how close we all get!
If we come back missing a few pilgrims, it's probably because they've fallen in love with Rome.
Amy Sund
3 comments:
Amy, Mr. Conrad knows a lot, but if he ever pauses before he answers... it is because he is making it up. See if you can catch him doing this and double check what he says. U R right though, he knows a lot. If you are ever uncertain he is feeding you a line, ask "are those the Reichenbach Falls?"
Great looking group in front of the basilica doors.
peggy
Amy, we miss you and hope you are having fun! I (Jenny) wish I was there with you, enjoy Italy for me!! Taste wine and get a blessing for the Curtis Curve. Again, we miss you and hope you are safe and enjoying yourself. Drink and be merry, Love you Curtis Curve!!!
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