My friend Matt took this photo of a misty morning along the Camino de Santiago a couple of weeks ago. This picture captures a small bit of the beauty and tranquility one experiences while walking the Camino.
Category: Travel (Page 6 of 23)
A child at home in Khayelitsha township near Cape Town, South Africa
“These are people of worth. Created by God and your presence shows them that is true.”
South African Pastor Lional Fredricks, of the desperately poor Khayelitsha township, shared these words with me several years ago while commenting on the value of our American students spending time with children from the townships.
His words have never left me. We choose to serve others, regardless of their station in life and regardless of what they can do for us, because of their infinite value in God’s eyes. We need no other rational, though many good ones exist. Every person we meet is of astounding value in the economy of the Lord.
We cannot fathom God’s love, but we can act in ways toward others that express a small bit of his love. Maybe even today you’ll get a chance to do so. Know that even the smallest gesture, done with kindness, shows value to all “people of worth.”
Sign at La Fuente del Peregino, a pilgrim hostel on the Camino de Santiago run by Cru in Spain. It reads, “I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. (Jesus).”
One important aspect of travel, maybe the most important, involves sampling the local cuisine. Here in Northern Spain one of the favorite regional dishes is “pulpo,” or octopus.
You can’t get octopus of this quality anywhere else in the world. How does it taste? Sort of fishy, chewy (especially the little suckers) and spicy if prepared well. I prefer it grilled and heavily spiced. Emphasis on heavily.
If you are ever here you must try it, even just to say you did. But you never know, pulpo may become a new favorite dish and you’ll return home dreaming of Spain and yearning for chewy tentacles for your dinner for years to come.
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