Day Twenty Nine - Are You a Pilgrim or a Tourist?

We are just passing through.  It is helpful to remind ourselves of that from time to time.

We are always hungry for something more complete, and God is that completeness that we yearn for from the depths of our souls.

A pilgrim is always looking for the signs from God; for his guidance.  The key to being a pilgrim is patience.  What is God trying to teach me through these delays?  With eyes wide open, I should be looking for the signs.  We are called to live our lives like pilgrims.  We are just passing through.  We are on this journey to be with God in eternity.  Am I preparing myself to live in heaven?  What do I need to do to get prepared?  This world is not home. I must live in a way that leads to home to God.

What does it mean to be a pilgrim?  Life is truly an incredible gift.  It’s worrying less about Earthly things and more on touching people’s hearts and minds.  Life is just a short journey on Earth, but an eternity in Heaven.

Focus:

We are just passing through this place we call Earth.  We are pilgrims.

Act:

Spend some time today thinking about heaven.

Pray:

A PILGRIM’S PRAYER
by Thomas Merton
My Lord God,
I have no idea where I am going.
I do not see the road ahead of me.
I cannot know for certain where it will end.
Nor do I really know myself,
and the fact that I think I am following Your will
does not mean that I am actually doing so.
But I believe that the desire to please You does in fact please You.
And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing.
I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire.
And I know that if I do this,
You will lead me by the right road, though I may know nothing about it.
Therefore will I trust You always though I may seem lost
and in the shadow of death.
I will not fear, for You are ever with me,
and You will never leave me to face my perils alone.

Amen.We are just passing through.  It is helpful to remind ourselves of that from time to time.

We are always hungry for something more complete, and God is that completeness that we yearn for from the depths of our souls.

A pilgrim is always looking for the signs from God; for his guidance.  The key to being a pilgrim is patience.  What is God trying to teach me through these delays?  With eyes wide open, I should be looking for the signs.  We are called to live our lives like pilgrims.  We are just passing through.  We are on this journey to be with God in eternity.  Am I preparing myself to live in heaven?  What do I need to do to get prepared?  This world is not home. I must live in a way that leads to home to God.

What does it mean to be a pilgrim?  Life is truly an incredible gift.  It’s worrying less about Earthly things and more on touching people’s hearts and minds.  Life is just a short journey on Earth, but an eternity in Heaven.

Focus:

We are just passing through this place we call Earth.  We are pilgrims.

Act:

Spend some time today thinking about heaven.

Pray:

A PILGRIM’S PRAYER
by Thomas Merton
My Lord God,
I have no idea where I am going.
I do not see the road ahead of me.
I cannot know for certain where it will end.
Nor do I really know myself,
and the fact that I think I am following Your will
does not mean that I am actually doing so.
But I believe that the desire to please You does in fact please You.
And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing.
I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire.
And I know that if I do this,
You will lead me by the right road, though I may know nothing about it.
Therefore will I trust You always though I may seem lost
and in the shadow of death.
I will not fear, for You are ever with me,
and You will never leave me to face my perils alone.

Amen.