This is the Way
The Ageless "Heart Steps" of a Pilgrim's Walk

by Robin Webber

Dateline: Dec. 21, 1620, The New World

Several men have just landed onto a thickly wooded shore line. The wintry air is cold and blowing, but certainly less in this sheltered bay than the howling winds of the open sea that had recently blown them off course. All that they cherished in family and material goods lies bobbing up and down in a vessel a mile off the coast.

While the thick woods in front of them appear to be a formidable wall protecting an unknown world, nonetheless it appears to be a welcoming obstruction in comparison to the 13 years of man-made roadblocks thrust upon this group of people who are fleeing the religious strife of their native homeland.

As they prepare to disembark, there is no dock to nuzzle up to, no rope to catch to pull them in, no dockhand to greet them. There is no quaint New England inn to lodge them and offer them a bowl of steaming soup, warm crusty bread and a good hot cup of coffee. There is nothing. They are alone. They are first. They are the Pilgrims.

Often, people who make history don't even know they are doing it at the time. They don't even realize they are the news event of the day or a historical benchmark for future generations, because no one else is around. Well, ultimately the footsteps of these brave men and women, self-described as "the Saints," would walk into our history books and their example still rings loud and clear if we allow it to do so.

This coming Thanksgiving in America, the exploits of the Pilgrims and the lessons of pilgrimage can be lost in the holiday shuffle of preparing a fancy turkey dinner, watching a football game and catching up with friends and relatives.

What can we as Christians learn from the lives of these brave and unique people with their black and white garb, broad-brimmed hats, buckled shoes and wide-rimmed muskets? What were the underpinnings that lined their spiritual and emotional wardrobe?

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This is the Way The Ageless "Heart Steps" of a Pilgrim's Walk

by Robin Webber

Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0311/way0311.htm

This is the Way
The Ageless "Heart Steps" of a Pilgrim's Walk