Essentials of Christian Formation-Pilgrimage Project

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Kai Thng 12-2-22 Spiritual Practice Pilgrimage Project Reflection For the spiritual project, I chose to do the pilgrimage project for several different reasons. The first reason is that I love being active and always moving around, so walking is a way to keep me engaged and focused. At the same time, however, walking is a chance for me to slow down in the midst of a busy chaotic life and take a time. In the garden of Eden, God used to go on daily walks with Adam and Eve. When Adam and Eve sinned, God came to meet with them but due to their sin they hid from Him out of shame. I feel like there is something intimate and special that comes when Christians take time to focus on the world through the act of a pilgrimage. Another reason is that being in nature allows me to realize how powerful and wise God has been through all the beautiful things in nature that He has created. An important quote in “The Way Is Made By Walking” by Arthur Paul Boers on pilgrimage that says, “Pilgrimage unites belief with action, thinking with doing” and requires that the body and its actions express the desires and beliefs of the soul.” “Pilgrimage is about integration body and soul, feet and faith.” I was able to practice pilgrimage two times this week and both times I was surprised by how relaxing and uplifting they were. On the first walk, on Wednesday I walked along the path which runs by Sager Creek starting at J Alvin down Hutch Hill and then eventually back up the 100 steps. During this walk, I listened to worship music while praying and just enjoying the evening night. I stopped at a bench to reflect on God’s goodness and grace despite how my shortcomings and also how stressful my week had been. While I was on this walk, I felt comforted by God’s love and assurance that He was with me even when life is difficult. The

whistling wind that night reminded me that often times I do not here God’s still small voice because I am chasing after the bright and noisy mundane things that come across my way. The second walk on Saturday I walked to around from my dorm till downtown and back. On this walk I just reflected on how good God was through nature and the various things I saw on that walk. Seeing the leaves blowing in the wind, the stars, families walking and laughing with each other kept pointing my heart to rejoice since I can feel confident that God is sovereign, but also that He is a personal God. As I walked, I tried to bring my worries about the future and the things that I let stress me out to Him so that I could be renewed and here what He had to say about my life and His Will for me. Because school is starting to finish up and projects and final exams are all drawing nearer and nearer, this was an excellent time to refocus my eyes on Christ so that I could walk with joy and confidence instead of fear and sadness going into a new week. I learned and reinforced several important things about myself, others, and God during these two short pilgrimages. First, some of the things that I learned during these pilgrimages especially in relation to myself are that I am not good at admitting when I am hurting and instead, I would rather try to shoulder the burden and just keep trying to push through. In addition, I am not good at being alone because most of the time I try to distract myself from the things that are going on in my life with the people I am around or the activities that I am doing. Taking time to step back and go on a walk allowed me to be honest with myself and open the door for healing. The final thing I learned about myself is that often I am frustrated by what I see as God’s lack of activity or care in my life. In relation to people, I learned that sometimes I spend a lot of time blaming people for the way just because I am having a bad day. During these two pilgrimages, I was able to realize

that they are probably going through similar hard things in their own lives, and I can help them better by being a good friend for them and praying for them. In addition, sometimes I think more in terms of what my friends can do for me instead of what I can do for them to serve them like I could like Jesus did. Finally in relation to God I was able to reinforce how loving and powerful God is at the same time. Sometimes when I keep a small view in the problems in my own life, I can begin to doubt whether God is truly sovereign and in control of my life or not. In addition, even when I am able to admit that He is in control its sometime easier to just see Him as a impassive ruler who is distant and just intervenes when I make mistakes. These two pilgrimages gave me a sense of peace, reminded me to give grace to myself and others, and finally to trust God for both his sovereignty and love.

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