Friday, May 4, 2012
Preparing to Depart
Prayers were offered today for the continuation of my travels tomorrow morning. I leave the monastery here early tomorrow morning for Philadelphia, where I will catch a flight to Santa Fe, New Mexico. The monks of the Monastery of the Archangel Michael will come down from Canones, NM to pick me up and take me back for my 11-day stay with them. While I am looking forward to the next leg of my pilgrimage, I will miss the brotherhood here. It has been a joy to spend these last two weeks as a member of their community, worshipping with them, eating with them, working with them, getting to know them. I will especially miss the abbot, Fr. Sergius, who has been so kind and generous to me--he has given me so much. I asked him for a word to take on my journey; he paused and apologized for not having anything very spiritual, but said, "Pray and follow your heart, trusting that God is guiding you...and come back soon." Perhaps I will.
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God bless you on the next leg of your journey, Nathan! You're in our prayers. You're in my envy, too, I must confess! Thank you for allowing us to share in your adventure, journey, struggle, pilgrimage -- all that it is, and all that it is yet to be. -Stephen
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