tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post4248028944383032548..comments2024-02-08T10:33:22.915+13:00Comments on Available Light: It's a Fearsome Thing....Kelvin Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682322819567886400noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-16051577299373817342016-03-10T07:44:00.831+13:002016-03-10T07:44:00.831+13:00I meant Good question, but the typo is just fine.
...I meant Good question, but the typo is just fine.<br /><br />You have your own experience of journey Elaine and it is helpful to me to witness and be part of your very public processing of it. I find myself hankering to be on the trail again. In New Zealand we have Te Araroa, which means "the long trail" which is a hiking trail from one end of our country to another. 3,000km (2,000 miles)through forests, across mountains, through cities and farmland. It takes 50-80 days per Island (we have 2 main ones) and is more demanding than the Camino in that it requires the walker to carry a range of clothing, food, a stove and a tent (sound familiar?) and therefore a much heavier pack than the 6.5 kg I toted across Spain. It requires quite extensive periods away from civilisation. I'm hoping to do it, starting at the end of next year. I also want to walk the Camino again and Clemency and I are debating the route. (I want La Via de la Plata, she wants to walk the Camino Frances again.) But maybe all this is a distraction. Perhaps the biggest step to make is taking the lessons of the trail and applying them to the path along which Jesus is calling us on a daily basis.Kelvin Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682322819567886400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-65768330362411776752016-03-10T07:35:26.286+13:002016-03-10T07:35:26.286+13:00God question Ron. The short answer is yes, absolut...God question Ron. The short answer is yes, absolutely. You've prompted me to think about a longer answer and I'll make that a blog post all by itself. Watch this space.<br /><br />But in brief: the camino taught me how to make a journey, as opposed to merely travelling. And all the lessons learned in making that journey - travelling light, being in the now, problem solving, responding to the immediate environment, being committed to the ultimate goal - have a direct application to the inner journey I have been bumbling along for decades now. Kelvin Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682322819567886400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-53345767188192883742016-03-09T23:58:03.719+13:002016-03-09T23:58:03.719+13:00than Thank you for the positive reminder that Cent...than Thank you for the positive reminder that Centering Prayer can be done by a busy bishop (and therefore busy priest/pastor) in the midst of responsibilities...and that it does change us! It was helpful to hear the part of surrendering 100 times!Elaine Denthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05277699063620071309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-44965632618176058892016-03-09T22:10:18.435+13:002016-03-09T22:10:18.435+13:00Dear Bishop Kelvin, a question from me; Do you thi...Dear Bishop Kelvin, a question from me; Do you think your recent pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostella, via el Camino, have any constructive part in this new facility for 'taking time' in meditation and prayer?Father Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17062632692873621258noreply@blogger.com