We entered the Basque country yesterday and today had hot and muggy weather and a long climb. I began the day with a communal breakfast with the other pilgrims in the albergue and then off to the parish of St Jean Baptist, for morning prayer and Mass. Mass did not finish until after noon, so that is when I started the camino for the day. Two hills to climb, in hot muggy weather. By the time I reached the albergue in st just ibarre I was totally tapped out.
One of the effects of being wiped out is that it reveals your core - strengths and weaknesses. It is a good way to examen how we have grown in our capacity to love when we are tapped out. If you are pressed into service for one mile would you go two miles with joy?
Suffice it to say I still have my rough edges that the Lord is still refining. It iz good fo be aware of them so I can work on them.
Protect us Lord as we stay awake watch over us as we sleep. That awake we may keep watching with Christ and asleep rest in His peace.
Amen
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