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The 2008 Desert Pilgrimage
“I will lure you and call you into the desert,
and there I will speak tenderly to your heart” -- Hosea

I'll chance the pilgrim sandals...

The pilgrim sets forth,
tethered to the past by unseen bonds of memory,
yet cloaked in hope, afoot in sandals of determination,
trudging toward something new
~from Nude Truths
by Mary Ylvisaker Nilsen and Kristi Ylvisaker, based on on the poetry of Denise Levertov.

How will you remember to remember
when you return home?

 ~Phil Cousineau, The Art of Pilgrimage


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DSCF2109.JPG 2008-05-11
DSCF2070
DSCF2070
DSCF2070.JPG 2008-05-11
DSCF2073
DSCF2073
DSCF2073.JPG 2008-05-11
DSCF2304
DSCF2304
DSCF2304.JPG 2008-05-14
DSCF2128
DSCF2128
DSCF2128.JPG 2008-05-12
DSCF2170
DSCF2170
DSCF2170.JPG 2008-05-12
DSCF2249
DSCF2249
DSCF2249.JPG 2008-05-13
DSCF2155
DSCF2155
DSCF2155.JPG 2008-05-12
DSCF2174
DSCF2174
DSCF2174.JPG 2008-05-12
DSCF2225
DSCF2225
DSCF2225.JPG 2008-05-13
DSCF2110
DSCF2110
DSCF2110.JPG 2008-05-11
DSCF2175
DSCF2175
DSCF2175.JPG 2008-05-12
DSCF2289
DSCF2289
DSCF2289.JPG 2008-05-14
DSCF2168
DSCF2168
DSCF2168.JPG 2008-05-12
DSCF2242
DSCF2242
DSCF2242.JPG 2008-05-13
DSCF2336
DSCF2336
DSCF2336.JPG 2008-05-14
DSCF2288
DSCF2288
DSCF2288.JPG 2008-05-14
DSCF2100
DSCF2100
DSCF2100.JPG 2008-05-11
DSCF2166
DSCF2166
DSCF2166.JPG 2008-05-12
DSCF2144
DSCF2144
DSCF2144.JPG 2008-05-12
DSCF2324
DSCF2324
DSCF2324.JPG 2008-05-14
DSCF2316
DSCF2316
DSCF2316.JPG 2008-05-14
DSCF2104
DSCF2104
DSCF2104.JPG 2008-05-11
DSCF2121
DSCF2121
DSCF2121.JPG 2008-05-11
DSCF2334
DSCF2334
DSCF2334.JPG 2008-05-14
DSCF2181
DSCF2181
DSCF2181.JPG 2008-05-12
DSCF2172
DSCF2172
DSCF2172.JPG 2008-05-12
DSCF2120
DSCF2120
DSCF2120.JPG 2008-05-11
DSCF2152
DSCF2152
DSCF2152.JPG 2008-05-12
DSCF2188
DSCF2188
DSCF2188.JPG 2008-05-13
DSCF2317
DSCF2317
DSCF2317.JPG 2008-05-14
DSCF2141
DSCF2141
DSCF2141.JPG 2008-05-12
DSCF2185
DSCF2185
DSCF2185.JPG 2008-05-13
DSCF2236
DSCF2236
DSCF2236.JPG 2008-05-13
DSCF2092
DSCF2092
DSCF2092.JPG 2008-05-11
DSCF2263
DSCF2263
DSCF2263.JPG 2008-05-13
DSCF2325
DSCF2325
DSCF2325.JPG 2008-05-14
DSCF2260
DSCF2260
DSCF2260.JPG 2008-05-13
DSCF2123
DSCF2123
DSCF2123.JPG 2008-05-11
DSCF2183
DSCF2183
DSCF2183.JPG 2008-05-13
DSCF2080
DSCF2080
DSCF2080.JPG 2008-05-11
DSCF2311
DSCF2311
DSCF2311.JPG 2008-05-14
DSCF2117
DSCF2117
DSCF2117.JPG 2008-05-11
DSCF2279
DSCF2279
DSCF2279.JPG 2008-05-14
DSCF2338
DSCF2338
DSCF2338.JPG 2008-05-14
DSCF2327
DSCF2327
DSCF2327.JPG 2008-05-14
DSCF2209
DSCF2209
DSCF2209.JPG 2008-05-13
DSCF2111
DSCF2111
DSCF2111.JPG 2008-05-11
DSCF2139
DSCF2139
DSCF2139.JPG 2008-05-12
DSCF2182
DSCF2182
DSCF2182.JPG 2008-05-13
DSCF2282
DSCF2282
DSCF2282.JPG 2008-05-14
DSCF2264
DSCF2264
DSCF2264.JPG 2008-05-14
DSCF2115
DSCF2115
DSCF2115.JPG 2008-05-11
DSCF2229
DSCF2229
DSCF2229.JPG 2008-05-13
DSCF2280
DSCF2280
DSCF2280.JPG 2008-05-14
DSCF2126
DSCF2126
DSCF2126.JPG 2008-05-12
DSCF2108
DSCF2108
DSCF2108.JPG 2008-05-11
DSCF2207
DSCF2207
DSCF2207.JPG 2008-05-13
DSCF2278
DSCF2278
DSCF2278.JPG 2008-05-14
DSCF2119
DSCF2119
DSCF2119.JPG 2008-05-11
DSCF2308
DSCF2308
DSCF2308.JPG 2008-05-14
DSCF2090
DSCF2090
DSCF2090.JPG 2008-05-11
DSCF2089
DSCF2089
DSCF2089.JPG 2008-05-11
DSCF2218
DSCF2218
DSCF2218.JPG 2008-05-13
DSCF2312
DSCF2312
DSCF2312.JPG 2008-05-14
DSCF2274
DSCF2274
DSCF2274.JPG 2008-05-14
DSCF2335
DSCF2335
DSCF2335.JPG 2008-05-14
DSCF2074
DSCF2074
DSCF2074.JPG 2008-05-11
DSCF2244
DSCF2244
DSCF2244.JPG 2008-05-13
DSCF2093
DSCF2093
DSCF2093.JPG 2008-05-11
DSCF2234
DSCF2234
DSCF2234.JPG 2008-05-13
DSCF2148
DSCF2148
DSCF2148.JPG 2008-05-12
DSCF2331
DSCF2331
DSCF2331.JPG 2008-05-14
DSCF2146
DSCF2146
DSCF2146.JPG 2008-05-12
DSCF2161
DSCF2161
DSCF2161.JPG 2008-05-12
DSCF2271
DSCF2271
DSCF2271.JPG 2008-05-14
DSCF2077
DSCF2077
DSCF2077.JPG 2008-05-11
DSCF2147
DSCF2147
DSCF2147.JPG 2008-05-12
DSCF2082
DSCF2082
DSCF2082.JPG 2008-05-11
DSCF2140
DSCF2140
DSCF2140.JPG 2008-05-12
DSCF2179
DSCF2179
DSCF2179.JPG 2008-05-12
DSCF2113
DSCF2113
DSCF2113.JPG 2008-05-11
DSCF2096
DSCF2096
DSCF2096.JPG 2008-05-11
DSCF2087
DSCF2087
DSCF2087.JPG 2008-05-11
DSCF2310
DSCF2310
DSCF2310.JPG 2008-05-14
DSCF2171
DSCF2171
DSCF2171.JPG 2008-05-12
DSCF2239
DSCF2239
DSCF2239.JPG 2008-05-13
DSCF2255
DSCF2255
DSCF2255.JPG 2008-05-13
DSCF2235
DSCF2235
DSCF2235.JPG 2008-05-13
DSCF2098
DSCF2098
DSCF2098.JPG 2008-05-11
DSCF2237
DSCF2237
DSCF2237.JPG 2008-05-13
DSCF2273
DSCF2273
DSCF2273.JPG 2008-05-14
DSCF2149
DSCF2149
DSCF2149.JPG 2008-05-12
DSCF2284
DSCF2284
DSCF2284.JPG 2008-05-14
DSCF2261
DSCF2261
DSCF2261.JPG 2008-05-13
DSCF2145
DSCF2145
DSCF2145.JPG 2008-05-12
DSCF2177
DSCF2177
DSCF2177.JPG 2008-05-12
DSCF2176
DSCF2176
DSCF2176.JPG 2008-05-12
DSCF2125
DSCF2125
DSCF2125.JPG 2008-05-12

Kay

P1010520
P1010520
P1010520.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010521
P1010521
P1010521.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010542
P1010542
P1010542.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010525
P1010525
P1010525.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010518
P1010518
P1010518.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010517
P1010517
P1010517.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010719
P1010719
P1010719.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010516
P1010516
P1010516.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010717
P1010717
P1010717.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010718
P1010718
P1010718.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010524
P1010524
P1010524.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010493
P1010493
P1010493.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010460
P1010460
P1010460.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010697
P1010697
P1010697.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010696
P1010696
P1010696.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010695
P1010695
P1010695.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010694
P1010694
P1010694.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010674
P1010674
P1010674.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010673
P1010673
P1010673.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010672
P1010672
P1010672.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010713
P1010713
P1010713.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010712
P1010712
P1010712.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010554
P1010554
P1010554.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010711
P1010711
P1010711.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010470
P1010470
P1010470.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010469
P1010469
P1010469.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010506
P1010506
P1010506.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010505
P1010505
P1010505.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010543
P1010543
P1010543.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010504
P1010504
P1010504.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010538
P1010538
P1010538.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010539
P1010539
P1010539.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010537
P1010537
P1010537.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010677
P1010677
P1010677.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010676
P1010676
P1010676.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010675
P1010675
P1010675.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010668
P1010668
P1010668.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010667
P1010667
P1010667.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010666
P1010666
P1010666.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010684
P1010684
P1010684.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010682
P1010682
P1010682.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010683
P1010683
P1010683.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010664
P1010664
P1010664.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010519
P1010519
P1010519.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010559
P1010559
P1010559.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010557
P1010557
P1010557.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010705
P1010705
P1010705.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010706
P1010706
P1010706.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010704
P1010704
P1010704.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010551
P1010551
P1010551.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010550
P1010550
P1010550.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010509
P1010509
P1010509.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010507
P1010507
P1010507.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010508
P1010508
P1010508.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010494
P1010494
P1010494.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010476
P1010476
P1010476.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010497
P1010497
P1010497.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010475
P1010475
P1010475.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010496
P1010496
P1010496.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010495
P1010495
P1010495.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010555
P1010555
P1010555.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010552
P1010552
P1010552.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010553
P1010553
P1010553.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010556
P1010556
P1010556.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010665
P1010665
P1010665.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010716
P1010716
P1010716.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010715
P1010715
P1010715.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010714
P1010714
P1010714.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010671
P1010671
P1010671.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010670
P1010670
P1010670.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010669
P1010669
P1010669.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010530
P1010530
P1010530.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010526
P1010526
P1010526.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010523
P1010523
P1010523.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010472
P1010472
P1010472.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010471
P1010471
P1010471.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010468
P1010468
P1010468.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010467
P1010467
P1010467.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010466
P1010466
P1010466.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010461
P1010461
P1010461.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010473
P1010473
P1010473.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010474
P1010474
P1010474.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010500
P1010500
P1010500.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010499
P1010499
P1010499.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010703
P1010703
P1010703.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010498
P1010498
P1010498.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010702
P1010702
P1010702.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010701
P1010701
P1010701.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010546
P1010546
P1010546.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010547
P1010547
P1010547.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010709
P1010709
P1010709.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010710
P1010710
P1010710.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010707
P1010707
P1010707.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010708
P1010708
P1010708.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010723
P1010723
P1010723.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010722
P1010722
P1010722.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010721
P1010721
P1010721.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010720
P1010720
P1010720.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010502
P1010502
P1010502.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010503
P1010503
P1010503.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010501
P1010501
P1010501.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010693
P1010693
P1010693.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010692
P1010692
P1010692.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010691
P1010691
P1010691.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010687
P1010687
P1010687.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010686
P1010686
P1010686.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010685
P1010685
P1010685.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010531
P1010531
P1010531.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010528
P1010528
P1010528.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010529
P1010529
P1010529.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010527
P1010527
P1010527.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010700
P1010700
P1010700.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010699
P1010699
P1010699.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010698
P1010698
P1010698.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010728
P1010728
P1010728.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010729
P1010729
P1010729.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010465
P1010465
P1010465.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010727
P1010727
P1010727.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010463
P1010463
P1010463.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010464
P1010464
P1010464.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010492
P1010492
P1010492.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010491
P1010491
P1010491.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010681
P1010681
P1010681.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010490
P1010490
P1010490.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010679
P1010679
P1010679.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010680
P1010680
P1010680.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010678
P1010678
P1010678.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010512
P1010512
P1010512.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010510
P1010510
P1010510.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010511
P1010511
P1010511.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010489
P1010489
P1010489.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010488
P1010488
P1010488.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010549
P1010549
P1010549.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010487
P1010487
P1010487.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010486
P1010486
P1010486.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010485
P1010485
P1010485.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010484
P1010484
P1010484.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010544
P1010544
P1010544.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010540
P1010540
P1010540.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010515
P1010515
P1010515.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010513
P1010513
P1010513.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010514
P1010514
P1010514.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010480
P1010480
P1010480.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010479
P1010479
P1010479.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010478
P1010478
P1010478.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010477
P1010477
P1010477.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010522
P1010522
P1010522.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010536
P1010536
P1010536.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010541
P1010541
P1010541.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010532
P1010532
P1010532.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010545
P1010545
P1010545.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010533
P1010533
P1010533.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010535
P1010535
P1010535.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010548
P1010548
P1010548.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010534
P1010534
P1010534.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010483
P1010483
P1010483.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010481
P1010481
P1010481.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010482
P1010482
P1010482.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010690
P1010690
P1010690.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010689
P1010689
P1010689.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010688
P1010688
P1010688.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010462
P1010462
P1010462.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010726
P1010726
P1010726.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010725
P1010725
P1010725.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010724
P1010724
P1010724.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010731
P1010731
P1010731.JPG 2008-05-26
P1010730
P1010730
P1010730.JPG 2008-05-26

Selections

DSC_0276
DSC_0276
DSC_0276.jpg 2008-05-17
DSC_0281
DSC_0281
DSC_0281.jpg 2008-05-17
DSC_0299
DSC_0299
DSC_0299.jpg 2008-05-17
DSC_0300
DSC_0300
DSC_0300.jpg 2008-05-17
DSCF2259
DSCF2259
DSCF2259.jpg 2008-05-13
DSC_0097
DSC_0097
DSC_0097.jpg 2008-05-13
DSC_0069
DSC_0069
DSC_0069.jpg 2008-05-13
DSC_0244
DSC_0244
DSC_0244.jpg 2008-05-16
DSCF2184
DSCF2184
DSCF2184.jpg 2008-05-13
DSCF2329
DSCF2329
DSCF2329.jpg 2008-05-14
DSCF2323
DSCF2323
DSCF2323.jpg 2008-05-14
P1010464
P1010464
P1010464.jpg 2008-05-25
P1010465
P1010465
P1010465.jpg 2008-05-25
IMG_4875
IMG_4875
IMG_4875.jpg 2008-05-13
DSCF2277
DSCF2277
DSCF2277.jpg 2008-05-14
IMG_2613
IMG_2613
IMG_2613.jpg 2008-05-15
P1010719.jpg
P1010719.jpg
P1010719.jpg 2008-05-25
P1010722
P1010722
P1010722.jpg 2008-05-25
IMG_5419
IMG_5419
IMG_5419.jpg 2008-05-15
IMG_5397
IMG_5397
IMG_5397.jpg 2008-05-15
DSC_0174
DSC_0174
DSC_0174.jpg 2008-05-13
IMG_4887
IMG_4887
IMG_4887.jpg 2008-05-13
DSC_0229
DSC_0229
DSC_0229.jpg 2008-05-15
DSC_0273
DSC_0273
DSC_0273.jpg 2008-05-16

Comments

7/8/2008 1:42:49 AM - 002019301985
6/30/2008 5:03:10 AM - 002019301985
Graham, you've done a beautiful job setting up this site for us. I especially love the 3 photos you chose to feature at the top of the page. Thank you.

Quotations, Songs, Chants

Mir, Miru, Mir



Spirit of Peace,  to your cause  we lend our strength,  that love may reign  and wars may cease.  Mir, miru, mir



Lover of Leaving



Come, come, whoever you are.  Wanderer, worshipper, lover of leaving.  It doesn't matter.  Ours is not a caravan of despair.  Come, even if you have broken your vow  a thousand times.   Come, yet again, come, come.

- attributed to Rumi

To hear an mp3 of this song, go to:
http://www.betsyrosemusic.org/MP3/Come%20Come%20whoever-clip.mp3
 

Behold



Behold, behold,  A sacred voice is calling us.  All over the sky,  a sacred voice is calling us.  Behold, behold.




Quote from Henri Nouwen

To wait open-endedly is an enormously radical attitude toward life. So is to trust that something will happen to us that is far beyond our imaginings. So, too, is giving up control over our future and letting God define our life, trusting that God molds us according to God's love and not according to our fear. The spiritual life is a life in which we wait, actively present to the moment, trusting that new things will happen to us, new things that are far beyond our own imagination, fantasy, or prediction. That, indeed, is a very radical stance toward life in a world preoccupied with control

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Staff ~from The Art of Pilgrimage


I have worn smooth with the grip of my hand
branches found by the trail,
Caught by my eye and lifted,
Thrown in the air and caught by my hand and tested--
if it's not too long,
if it's not too short,
if it feels just right,
I say to myself--"This is my staff!"
and thump the ground with its end.
 
Carry me far! Take me where I must go!
Miles away from miles away from every road,
every road, every human voice
or voice of machine.
Through woods I love,
Past lakes where no one is,
Beyond where the footpath ends,
up where the mountains glow
and the sky has never been breathed! . . .

My walking stick urges me on,
takes my hand like a friend,
Comforts me, steadies me
over rough terrain,
Beyond where it's ever been mapped,
Where no human ever set foot,
Following the voice of the stream
up where the mountains glow
and the sky has never been breathed!


A Traveler by Denise Levertov


If it's chariots or sandals,
I'll take sandals.
I like the high prow of the chariot,
the daredevil speed, the wind
a quick tune
you can't quite catch
but I want to go
a long way
and I want to follow
paths where wheels deadlock.
And I don't want always
to be among gear and horses,
blood, foam, dust. I'd like
to wean myself from their strange allure.
I'll chance
the pilgrim sandals. 

Rainer Maria Rilke

I love the dark hours of my being.
My mind deepens into them.
There I can find, as in old letters,
the days of my life, already lived,
and held like a legend, and understood.

Then the knowing comes: I can open
to another life that's wide and timeless.

So I am sometimes like a tree
rustling over a gravesite
and making real the dream
of the one its living roots
embraces:

a dream once lost
among sorrows and songs 

Prayers

Forest Hill Church Post-Pilgrimage Worshiop Service: Pilgrims' Prayer

God of the Traveler:
Listen to your people:
Some of us are returning pilgrims, filled with gratitude and a bit of longing for the desert; others are faithfully following their daily routines and habits, also filled with gratitude and a bit of longing for the desert.

But as we gather together here today to praise and adore you,
Remind us that You have placed within each of us
the heart of a pilgrim
longing to connect with the sacred,
longing to find a closer connection to You, the Center of our being.

Speak tenderly to our inner pilgrims, O God.
Gently open our minds so that we may know
that it is not where or how far
we travel that matters,
but how deeply we see,
how attentively we hear,
how richly our encounters are felt in our hearts and souls.

God of the Journey:
Give us the strength to break away from our daily routines
for however long it takes to truly see Your world all around us.
Teach us to long
not so much for a change of climate
as for a change of heart,
and instill in us a desire
to seek You on every path,
at every turn,
in every corner of Your world.

God of the Traveler's Lamp:
We long for your Light,
and the light that shines forth from the wisdom of travelers
who have walked these paths before us.
Renew our power of vision.
Illuminate our lives and fill us with
such joy and wonder for the mystery of your great and enduring love 
that our eyes fly open wide
and we discover You--You seeking us--
as urgently as we seek You.

God of the Winding Path:
As we travel our daily lives,
transform the ground beneath our feet into holy ground,
no matter where we are.
Open us to the sacred in our own homes,
our own families and friends, and our own communities
reminding us that we need to cultivate
the sacred of the ordinary
if we are to live in harmony with your Creation.

Fill us with a singleness of purpose,
free us from distraction,
so that when we come to the inevitable crossroads
that turn our daily journeys into unknowable labyrinths,
we will hear You calling to us from the Center,
encouraging us onward,
urging us to give up those things that separate us from You,
and luring us ever deeper into Your mysterious presence.

God of the Pilgrim:
Thank you for creating us to be
pilgrims, not just tourists.
Lead us into the wilderness of our own lives.
knowing that walking with You
will change our lives
whether we go halfway around the world
or just around the block.

And wherever we travel,
whoever we meet,
whatever obstacles rise up along the way,
May your Word be a steady staff to guide us,
May our thoughts remain filled with Your love,
May our words reflect Your will, and
May our hearts beat with Your mercy and kindness,
so that as we follow the path You've set before us,
we may find You,
waiting with open doors
where there were no doors before.

Amen.

~Peg Weissbrod, inspired by the writings of Phil Cousineau in The Art of Pilgrimage
 

Thomas Merton's Prayer for the Journey

My Lord God,
I have no idea where I am going.
I do not see the road ahead of me
Nor do I really know myself,
And the fact that I think I am following your will
Does not mean that I am actually doing so.

But I believe that the desire to please you
Does in fact please you.
And I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire.

And I know that if I do this,
You will lead me by the right road
Though I may know nothing about it.
Therefore will I trust you always though,
I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death.
I will not fear, for you are ever with me.
And you will never leave me to face my struggles alone.

— Thomas Merton
 

Journal extracts

Pre-Pilgrimage Correspondence Schedule & Service Assignments Page 3

4/14/2008
I've attached two files for your preparation for the Ghost Ranch Desert Pilgrimage. One is an invitation to select an area of service to the Pilgrim community during our time together. Please indicate your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice and return at your early convenience (along with the information sheet sent earlier, if you have not done so already).
 
Also attached is a tentative summary of our schedule.There may be some adjustments that will need to be made as we draw closer to our gathering. However, this should provide an orientation as to how our week together will unfold.
 
The Pilgrimage leadership team continue to hold you in our prayers and anticipation as we come closer to gathering together at the Ranch.
 
As we come together for this experience we come from a variety of contexts. We will have a rather large group of Pilgrims this year, 29 as of this writing. Some in the group will have previous experiences of Ghost Ranch and even of the Desert Pilgrimage.  Some are coming with spouses, partners, or family members.  Others are coming together from the same community and congregation.  In every instance it is our hope that each is coming in intentional openness to this new experience in a new community of pilgrims, whatever our prior connections and associations.  A time of letting go of the familiar is a core part of the spiritual discipline of pilgrimage.
 
Tentative Schedule

Monday, May 12
  Pilgrims arrive and secure housing arrangements
  5:30 PM Dinner in the Dinning Hall
  7:00 Brief orientation in the Arts Center Building
 (our meeting place for the week)

Tuesday, May 13  Entering the Land; Land as Teacher
  7:00 Welcoming the Day – gathering in the open field
  7:30 Breakfast
9:00 Gathering in front of Cottonwood; processing to the Meeting Place (Art Center)
  Journey to the Mesa
12:00 Lunch
5:30 Dinner
6:00 Journey to Casa del Sol, gathering with Tewa Elder, Gilbert Naranjo

Wednesday, May 14  Journey to Sacred Sites near Abiquiu: Opening to the Other
  7:00 Welcoming the Day
  7:30 Breakfast
  9:00 Orientation at Meeting Place
  9:30 Journey to the Abiquiu area
    The White Place
    Picnic by the Chama River
    Visitation with Islamic neighbors hosted by Rahma Lutzin
  5:30 Dinner
  7:00 Gathering at the Meeting Place
    Night prayers

Thursday, May 15   Deepening in the Land: Contemplative Meandering
  7:00 Welcoming the Day
  7:30 Breakfast
  9:00 Orientation to the Day – Meeting Place
  12:00 Lunch
 3:00 Journey to Abiquiu; visitation at San Tomas Church and Alto Morada with
Dexter Trujillo 
5:30 Supper
6:30 Journey to the Bear
  Night Prayers

Friday, May 16   The Healing Place
  7:00 Welcoming the Day
  7:30 Breakfast
8:30 Journey to Holy Family Church & begin walk to Santuario de Chimayo.
 Brief stop enroute at El Buen Pastor Presbyterian Church
  12:30 Healing Service at the Santuario
  1:15 Lunch at Leona’s in the plaza; visit to San Nino Chapel, Gallery
    Return to the Ranch
  5:30 Supper
  7:00 Harvesting learnings and insights
    Evening Prayers

Saturday, May 17   Wilderness Journey
  7:00 Welcoming the Day
  7:30 Breakfast
  9:00 Gather to leave for Christ in the Desert Monastery
    Picnic Lunch
    Sharing in Prayers
  5:30 Supper
  7:00 Closing with Contemplative Eucharist; preparing for the journey home;
    Bringing the Pilgrim Community to a close.

Sunday, May 18: Returning home.

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4/22/08
There are a number of registrants who have not yet returned the information sheet sent out in the first mailing and the areas of service form sent out with the 2nd mailing. Prompt return of these will help us complete the areas of service and also provide the leadership team with important background information.
 
Thank you for your attention to this note.
 
And I encourage your continuing prayer for our pilgrimage experience that God's Spirit will enrich all of us in nourishing and transformative ways.
 
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4/24/08
I am forwarding this note from one of our participants who is inquiring about transportation assistance. Thank you for your attention to this.
 (p.s. still looking forward to receiving the information sheet and areas of service form from several)
 ----- Original Message -----
From: Janet Nadel
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 9:59 AM

I'm having problems arranging travel.  Is there anyone else who is from Kansas City area, or who might be passing close (driving) who would ride share (split cost)?
 Please pass along my request as you see fit.
Janet

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5/8/08

I've attached to this note the "Areas of Service" responses. A complete list will be available at the Pilgrimage, including those who have come in more recently.
   We are looking forward to seeing each of you in the next few days.

Areas of Service to the Pilgrim Community

Almoner: collects money or other resources to give to special causes selected by the community:  Joy Strang, Elspeth Peterjohn

Anam Chara/ Spiritual Friend: intentionally sets aside time each day to pray for the pilgrims in the community; is available, if requested, to meet with another for prayerful reflection:  John Lentz, Nancy Wyss, Robert Nemcek, Mary Ball

Bard/Poet: offers poetry readings or creates poetry at various times throughout our journey; also collects poems written by other pilgrims:  Peg Weissbrod, Mary Jane Skala, Marilyn Allen,
Joann Shaner

Ceremonaria/um: makes arrangement for and presides over ceremonial events such as celebrations of birthdays, anniversaries, other remembrances.  Jeannette Soinski

Chronicler: keeps a written and/or photographic record of the events of the pilgrimage. (This may be two different positions). Arranges for these to be made available after the Pilgrimage.  Mary Jane Skala, Peg Weissbrod, Kay Ramsey, Joanne Shaner,Graham Creasey, Katie Weissbrod

Infirmarian: in charge of all arrangements for the sick (bring small first aid kit)  Nancy Wyss, Janet Nadel

Music Maker: supports the life of the community through music (bring instruments, CDs, etc.)  Melody Obery, Linn Obery, Graham Creasey

Sacristan: makes all preparations for worship:  Jeannette Soinski, Elspeth Peterjohn

Wrangler: helps round-up wandering pilgrims as needed.  John Lentz, Robert Nemcek,  Richard Peterjohn

Servants to the Community: guides and cares for the well-being of the pilgrim community  Anne Avalone, Ken Cuthbertson, Wallace Ford



 

Pre-Pilgrimage Correspondence Suggested Bibliography Page 2

 SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY  (** indicates highly recommended but not required, the rest are good books you may wish to explore for personal enrichment.)

** THE SOLACE OF FIERCE LANDSCAPES; DESERT AND MOUNTAIN SPIRITUALITY by Belden C. Lane; Oxford University Press. 1998 (includes essays on Ghost Ranch and Christ in the Desert Monastery)

** VALLEY OF SHINING STONE; THE STORY OF ABIQUIU BY Leslie Poling Kempes; U. of Arizona Press, 1997.

**THE SCHOOL OF THE PILGRIM: AN ALTERNATIVE PATH FOR CHRISTIAN GROWTH by Brian Webb-Mitchell, Westminster John Knox Press, 2006

DEATH COMES FOR THE ARCHBISHOP by Willa Cather

MY PENITENTE LAND; REFLECTIONS ON SPANISH NEW MEXICO by     Fra Angelico Chavez
THE ART OF PILGRIMAGE: THE SEEKERS’ GUIDE TO MAKING     TRAVEL SACRED by Phil Cousineau

PONDERINGS FROM THE PRECIPICE; SOULWORK FOR THE NEW   MILLENIUM by James Conlon

WILDERNESS SOJOURN; NOTES IN THE DESERT SILENCE by David     Douglas

DESERT NOTES/RIVER NOTES by Barry Lopez
THE WISDOM OF THE DESERT by Thomas Merton

THE WAY OF THE HEART; DESERT SPIRITUALITY AND    CONTEMPORARY MINISTRY by Henri Nouwen

SANTOS AND SAINTS; THE RELIGIOUS FOLK ART OF HISPANIC NEW MEXICO by Thomas J. Steele,

ON PILGRIMAGE by Douglas Vest

MASKED GODS: NAVAHO AND PUEBLO CEREMONIALISM by Frank Waters

Pre-Pilgrimage Correspondence from Wally & Leadership Team Page 1

3/20/2008 6:25 PM

I am taking this opportunity to welcome you into our 2008 Ghost Ranch Pilgrimage community. The leadership team for the Pilgrimage is holding each of you in prayer as we prepare to gather at the Ranch on May 12.
 
I have attached to this note a Letter of Welcome and a Bibliography to introduce ourselves to you and to help in your preparations for the experience we will share.
 
Please let me know if you do not receive both documents or if you have trouble opening these two documents. Some spam filters may prevent you from getting this material, so will need to be adjusted if necessary.
 
As we draw closer to the Pilgrimage we will be sending you a schedule highlight of our week together. We are in the final phase of arranging the events and locations of the Pilgrimage.
 
Have a Blessed Season of Resurrection.
 
Dear Companion Pilgrim,
Welcome into the circle of anticipation for the Ghost Ranch Desert Pilgrimage. We invite you to share in prayer with us as we move closer to that moment in which Spirit will gather us together and lead us through "God's fierce landscapes" into new discoveries of hope and faith.

The phrase "God's fierce landscapes" comes from Belden Lane's book, The Solace of Fierce Landscapes: Exploring the Spirituality of Desert and Mountain, which we encourage you to read in preparation for the pilgrimage. (See note*) Other selections listed in the enclosed bibliography may also be helpful.

The high desert mesas of northern New Mexico will be the destination of our pilgrimage. The visibility of over 200 million years of Earth's story seen in the landscape, along with twelve thousand years of human history, shape the spiritual significance of this sacred place creating a strong refuge for the soul. The beauty and vibrant colors of the desert will guide our inner journey into prayer and help teach us of God's purpose and design for our lives and for the world in which we live. Our daily pilgrim communal times will include those disciplines which school our eyes in gazing with love and appreciation, our ears in listening to the sounds of silence, and our hearts in opening more fully with compassion. Morning and evening guided meditations and contemplative silence will ground our daily activities. Throughout the week there will be Sabbaths for rest and reflection, hiking, journaling, art or other personal interests.

An ancient story tells of 3 pilgrims floating on the sea in a small boat that had neither sails nor rudder. When asked of their destination, the pilgrims replied that their destination was in the hands of God, and they would go where the tides of the Spirit took them. In a special sense the week we will share together in the sacred places of the desert is a similar kind of pilgrimage. We will let the Spirit guide us each day, our destination being in the hands of God. We will not require a specific outcome.

There will be, of course, the special places we will visit together in our desert journey: worshiping at the Monastery of Christ in the Desert; making an intentional prayer walk to the healing shrine of El Santuario de Chimayo; visiting members of the local Sufi community associated with the Dar al Islam Mosque
and the White Place that inspired Georgia O'Keefe; experiencing an ancient sacred site of Native American neighbors; praying with the Los Hermanos in their Morada; and walking along the ridges and mesas of Ghost Ranch itself. Each of these signal beacons will help us mark the deep, inner discoveries that the Spirit is preparing to give us.

What you are looking for, your intentions for this experience, will in great measure
determine what you will be prepared to see on this journey. Therefore, we invite you to consider what you want this time to be. You may want to use the following questions to guide you -- perhaps through the practice of journaling -- as you are shaping your intentions of this pilgrimage experience:

*What prompts me now to want to join in this particular pilgrimage?
*What present spiritual practices do I want to intensify?
*What discernment do I need for my present season of life?
*What do I need to now release in preparation for this pilgrimage?

One additional request we have as you prepare to come is that you bring with you a small symbol or token of where you live or your vocation/calling/giftedness to place on the pilgrimage altar we will prepare as a sign of our coming together.

And so, until we come together in May, accept our joy in receiving you into this circle of anticipation and join with us in prayer for our Desert Pilgrimage.

*Please note that while we highly recommend the book by Belden Lane, and especially his chapters on Ghost Ranch and Christ in the Desert, it will not be explicitly discussed as part of the presentations during the pilgrimage.
Additional Informational Notes

Pilgrimage activities are mildly strenuous. Ghost Ranch is located in the high desert at an altitude of 6,500 feet. Some activities may require walking one to three miles over uneven terrain at elevations of 6,500 to 7,500 feet. Accommodations at the Ranch are simple and basic. All rooms are double-occupancy. Any special needs for accommodations or diet should be communicated directly to the Ranch. Some activities may require additional costs; however such incidentals will be kept to a minimum.

Life at the Ranch – You will need comfortable clothes, sturdy walking shoes, a hat, rain gear, a flashlight, sun-block, water-bottle, bug repellent and a jacket for evenings (late spring evenings can be quite cool), Quiet time is observed at 10:00 PM. Personal radios and cassette players used with earphones, please.

Computer telecommunication – the telephone service from the ranch can infrequently be unreliable; however faxing, emailing and internet is generally possible.

The library – The Ranch library contains more than 16,000 volumes plus magazines and newspapers; reading a study space is also available. It is open to Ranch guests 24 hours a day.

Museums – The Anthropology and Paleontology museums are located just west of the Lower Pavilion. Both are of excellent quality and opened on a regularly scheduled basis.

Information Response Form
Please complete the following, using additional paper as needed, and return to Wallace Ford, 10 Wind NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120. Or you may email your response to: wford@azwest.net

Name:

1. Are there any health issues you may have which might inhibit your participation in daily activities? Some of the places we will visit requires moderately strenuous walking. Will this be a problem for you? If so, briefly but specifically note.

2. In 2 or 3 sentences please introduce yourself. What do you want the leadership team to know about you.

3. Please tell us something about your hopes and reasons for joining the pilgrimage.

4. What spiritual practices are you currently finding beneficial?

5. Are these special concerns or intentions which you want to share confidentially with the retreat leaders?

6. Will you want personal spiritual direction during the retreat?

Favorite links

Andy's pictures
Ghost Ranch website
Monastery of Christ in the Desert
Derry's people pictures
Derry's New Mexico pictures
Forest Hill Church website
The Way of A Pilgrim
A Ghost Ranch Photo book

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