Three days prior to reaching Santiago de Compostela, I received an email from a friend of The Way of St. James. We had walked together for a day early in my journey, and shared quite a bit of conversation on matters of meaningful existence. I’ll let you read his email, as I’m sure he will not mind.
Dear Reese;
One thought: Could you think of a final post after your arrival in Santiago, stating your “main lessons learned“?
I believe there are so many key thoughts within all these quiet, long posts, and therefore it’s difficult to catch them all.
Buen Camino.
There is no doubt in my mind that my blog on “The Way” is literally the shipyard and graveyard of a thousand essays on the meaning and purpose of life. I see all kinds of boats and ships of various class; under construction, set to be launched, secured to the dock or resting in the harbor, and many set out to sea. Some are simply a speck on the horizon. And some others are wrecked on reefs of errant thinking, or at the bottom of the sea; sunk by ships faster and more deadly. Continue reading Faith and “The Way of Saint James”