After weeks of travel and walking the Camino de Santiago, it’s nice to return home. Nothing better than sleeping in my own bed and enjoying a bowl of cereal in the morning.

In the midst of any journey I find it comforting to remember that wherever I might find myself, the Lord is there beside me:

Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast (Psalm 139: 7-10).

On whatever side of the ocean I lay my head, the Lord stays with me. No place escapes his presence. The good book also tell us: The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains, the world, and those who live in it (Psalm 24:1).

So whether I’m gone or back again, I can slow down and enjoy the presence of the Lord.

Camino de Santiago 2024

Photo by Global Residence Index