Saturday, September 14, 2019

mission or pilgrim posture?

This quote spoke to my interior pilgrim this morning!

"Through a profound rhythm of journeying, encountering sites of pain and hope, engaging the history and culture, serving and being present with those on the margins, worshiping, resting and reflecting, pilgrims are slowly confronted by a different world that begins to interrupt their own.  Pilgrimage is a posture very different from mission.  The goal of a pilgrim is not to solve but to search, not so much to help as to be present.  Pilgrims do not rush to a goal, but slow down to hear the crying.  They are not as interested in making a difference as they are in making new friends.  Pilgrims set out not so much to assist strangers but to eat with them."

-Chris Rice and Emanuel Katangole, from their book Reconciling All Things

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