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Welcome
The purpose of this website is to acknowledge Christian pilgrims and their
journey.
The pilgrim's quest comes from a promise of having endless joy by union with the One
he
loves.
We see where we have been, but the road ahead is paved with faith. We
trust that He who leads us, knows the path to our eternal goal.
Permit us to share how we spend our time along the way.
On our journey, "Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me a
sinner" is our plea. We strive to keep our heart centered in Jesus. Our
Bible containing the Word of God provides our enlightenment.
As Christian pilgrims our foremost responsibility is to continuously
spread the Good News about Jesus Christ. For Jesus said "Go
make disciples of all nations."
We respond to the second great commandment by caring for the least of
our brothers. We thus fulfill the Lord's admonition to love our neighbor
and our enemies.
We pray,
forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
We also ask the Lord, may Your will be done in our lives and that we may
live in this world but be not of this world.
Attachment to worldly things is a grave obstacle to those who are
striving for holiness. Both Elijah and Elisha provide
enlightenment and inspiration to the Pilgrim. These men became what they
were through their courage, perseverance and indifference to the things
of this life. They practiced frugality; by being content with little
they reached a state in which they wanted nothing, and so came to resemble
the bodiless angels.
While bearing our crosses, we are sustained by His graces
as we sing songs of joyful praise.
Foremost the pilgrim's journey includes his/her daily conversion, that
is the acknowledgement of his sinfulness, his acceptance of the Lord's
mercy gained through His death on the cross & resurrection and his
resolution to sin no more.
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The journey is located in the wilderness of the
heart. But here the light of joy is not always experienced by the
Pilgrim. These times of "I don't know what"
are best described by St. John of the Cross in his words of the poem The
Dark Night.
The Dark Night
One dark night,
Fired with love's urgent longings
--Ah, the sheer grace!--
I went out unseen,
My house being now all stilled;
In darkness and secure,
By the secret ladder, disguised,
--Ah, the sheer grace!--
In darkness and concealment,
My house being now all stilled;
On that glad night,
In secret, for no one saw me,
Nor did I look at anything,
With no other light or guide
Than the one that burned in my heart;
This guided me
More surely than the light of noon
To where He waited for me
--Him I knew so well--
In a place where no one else appeared.
O guiding night!
O night more lovely than the dawn!
O night that has united
The Lover with His beloved,
Transforming the beloved in her Lover.
But regardless of the woes of our journey, we
maintain constancy of our faith as encouraged in the Letter of
James, Ch 1:2-4
"Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials,
for you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. And
let perseverance be perfect, so that you may be perfect and complete,
lacking in nothing."
To publically acknowledge your own personal Christian
Pilgrimage, send your request to
postmyname@thepilgrim.us.
Your name will then be listed on The Pilgrim's page. Click
here to view the names of listed pilgrims.
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