Pilgrimage

"As my mother would say: God's a big boy now, he can do things on his own."
Fr. Loni, OMI looked at us with relish.
Almost none of us could resist holding in our chuckles.

The King's House conference room was spacious, with a wooden carved fireplace mantle.
Over 50 sisters from different religious communities were gathered to dwell upon the spiritual journey as "Pilgrimage, Passion, and Paradise."

"My sisters, we are all on pilgrimage. This earth is not our homeland. And yes, to arrive at the end, we have to realize that God's a big boy. He can take care of us."

Pilgrim is from the Latin peregrinus, a "foreigner."
Just as Abraham considered himself a foreigner and alien to this earth when he did not see God's promises come true in his lifetime (Hebrews 11:12 -13).
God had promised him that his descendants would be numerous as the sand on the shore and the stars in the sky. And when he was 100 years old, he had one son.
And when he died, he still only had one son.

3000 years later, over 12 million Jews call Abraham "Patriarch"
3000 years later, over 1.5 billion Muslims revere Abraham as "Father" and "Prophet."
3000 years later, over 2.1 billion Christians call Abraham "Father of Faith."

Who are you going to take with you on your pilgrimage?

Photo: Original color pencil drawing