So, my Camino experience continues to evolve, and it is truly taking me to places I haven't been both physically and spiritually.
So, I am in the supermercado (supermarket, about the size of one half of an aisle in the states) and I'm picking up a few things (FOOD!!!!, and chocolate!!!) And, I'm waiting at the register as the person who works the register does everything else too!!!! Like cut the meat (jamon!!!, of course). And, me being as sonically sensitive, I hear a song come over the sound system (radio)---
"What If God were one of us?" By joan osbourne.
I'm standing at the register, but now I have to look around in this store---I mean, C'Mon!!!!!! You telling me it's just coincidental, right--- I mean, that song comes on all the time, right? RIGHT!!!!! -- NOT- maybe 10 years ago, but I do not remember the last time I heard it-- and here it is playing in the supermercado, where I just happen to be, IN SPAIN!!!!--- going back to my "you have to be aware to see the signs"--- so I am highly confident, and I have NO FEAR in saying, that this song was for ME-- and I'm thinking that God IS one of us, and maybe I will meet HIM on this Camino--
And I'm remembering one of the Brazilians, and what he talked about and how he looked, and it's all starting to run through my mind about how I thought he looked "familiar"---And I'm also remembering a pack of pilgrims I ran into two days ago, a bit more stragglingly then the average I'd seen, and I'm thinking about how judgemental that word "stragglingly" is!!
What If?????
So now I'm thinking God is my DJ!!!
A litte freaky, so I'm keeping my eye, and my heart, open to His arrival should He care to visit-- or maybe I've already met Him along the way--i am open to wherever this Camino takes me, and I am READY to meet whoever I run into. Perhaps I'll just let the tunes continue to flow and see what comes.
Tonight, I'm exhausted--two 18 mile days in a row, and another one tomorrow in the push to reach Leon in 2 days. On the Camino you just don't pick where you want to stay and say "I'll go 10 miles and stop"--you have to do a little planning, especially this time of year as numerous albergue's are closed--so a little planning, and always ready for the lack of heat and a warm sleeping bag getting you through the night.
We are in a town where the one bar is closed today, so the 6 pilgrims here (2 ireland, Lee from Korea, Daniel from Spain, me, and Simona from Italy) have this small place to ourselves and we are pooling our food and stuff to make the meal sufficient for the night. The walk is peaceful and comfortable all in one. Two days ago we had 30 pilgrims at the albergue, tonight 6-- and I hadn't seen anyone all day.
Even still, it seems I NEVER feel lost, or lonely during my walk. I DO feel tired-- so, good night.
Peace
Tt
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1 comment:
Yo not so lonesome traveller,
I was ready to throw the flag on stragglingly, as it seemed so far fetched that could actually be a word unto itself, but yes it is, and I continue to be positively surprised by your depth of verbiage. The whole "what if" thing, suggesting the actual embodiment of the spirit of our Lord, well I guess why not?? It's all in the belief anyway, right? Some people see spirits, some people see apparitions and attribute them to a god (could be any god), maybe not OUR GOD, but somebody's. By the way- how do you know if it's YOUR GOD, and not, say, Simona's God, or Lee's God, that you are passing on your Camino(note I capitalize god if it's someone's, but not generically because then it's not considered a name, just a designation). But I guess if it's your Camino, you should be passing YOUR GOD. Well, if in fact you do see HIM, tell HIM we are all asking about HIM- it can't hurt. Any chance to curry favor with HIM is always good. So I keep looking at the map, and see you are approaching another large city, and really- you've come a long way already! It looks to be a couple of hundred miles geographically. Of course, your mind has come an immeasurable amount, maybe. I don't know, it's hard to measure! Maybe all this stuff was in there, in the brain, but you never had the extended amount of time to really drag it out- to THINK about it. The more you think about it, the greater the depth of understanding; the more you ponder, the more answers emerge. Answers that may be enlightening, to you and others that you engage, or may be discarded as not thorough enough to solve the issue- whatever that might be. It must be nice to have the time to think about them though, and nice to travel through Spain on foot (and a half), and discover revelations about yourself and others that will be inspiring, even if just for you. It's all nice! Last thoughts about the mercado- WHAT IF it was just an oldies station? Have fun...
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