I was just recently asked, "So what has been your favorite place to visit so far?" I sat there lost for words! I've had so many special graces throughout our pilgrimage. Each grace was given through an encounter with the Lord in prayer, how could I describe the intimacy? I then came across the following in my spiritual reading:
"The events of the worldly life of Jesus are not only holy in themselves, they are sanctifying. On the souls who meditate on them and wish to be associated with them they confer graces, which increase their union with the life of the Saviour... Bethlehem, Nazareth, Golgotha, the Resurrection, the Ascension, the sending of the Holy Spirit, constitute the principal phases in the drama of our redemption and of our supernatural adoption" ~ Bl. Columba Marmion.
Bl. Columba Marmion reveals the difficulty to the question I was asked! How does one explain the mystery of God's love in our own redemption and adoption! How can I describe how this trip has brought a great encounter with the Lord and his love for me! In the experiences itself, it is a mystery even to myself. It's no wonder I was left struggling to list all the places we have visited from the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, to the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth, to the Church of the Transfiguration at Mount Tabor, the Church of Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, and to the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem; the list goes on and on. Each of these places has a unique place in my heart in which the Lord has revealed his love to me! As our pilgrimage starts to come to a close, I coming to realize that it will take my entire life (and priestly vocation) to explain the beauty and impact this pilgrimage has had on my life!
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