“Blessed are those who find their strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.” Psalm 84:5)
“At the end of my trip to Canada, the United States, and England, about which I wrote in this journal, I met a young man who told me about his own spiritual journey in a way that helped me to think about this second loneliness. He said, ‘First I was traveling on a highway with many other people. I felt lonely in my car, but at least I was not alone. Then Jesus told me to take an exit and follow a winding country road which was pleasant and beautiful. People who passed by greeted me, smiled, and waved to me; I felt loved. But then, quite unexpectedly, Jesus asked me to take a dirt road, leave the car, and walk with him. As we were walking we did not see anyone anymore; although I knew that I was walking with Jesus, I felt very lonely and often in despair. I was tired and felt forgotten by my friends. Now it looked as if I was getting more lonely as I was getting closer to Jesus. And nobody seemed to understand.’” —The Road to Daybreak by Henri J. M. Nouwen
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