Hiking – I don’t like either the word or the thing. People ought to saunter in the mountains – not hike! Do you know the origin of that word ‘saunter?’ It’s a beautiful word.
Away back in the Middle Ages people used to go on pilgrimages to the Holy Land, and when people in the villages through which they passed asked where they were going, they would reply, “A la sainte terre,’ ‘To the Holy Land.’ And so they became known as sainte-terre-ers or saunterers.
Now these mountains are our Holy Land, and we ought to saunter through them reverently, not ‘hike’ through them.”
-John Muir
The mountains are my Holy Land. I go there to pray and rest in the presence of the Lover of my soul. It’s holy because He is holy.
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It’s holy because He is holy.
Well said.
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Thanks, David. I know you understand.
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I am not sure why – but this reply really ministered to me. Thank you.
Your brother,
David
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“He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet: and setteth me upon my high places…”
There is a call to higher things in God, whatever place we now abide the call continues to echo within the hearts of His own to a higher land.
Blessings
BT
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There is always more.
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What an affirmation that the old folks may still go on pilgrimages at a Senior’s pace! The Lord has given me your blog post today as another sign to trust His plans which are now so lovingly unfolding for me.
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You have blessed me!
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