Camino de Santiago Day Ten

Azofra to Grañón



Our “cinq amis français” we met in Zubiri and saw again here in Azofra at breakfast.



On the road. 



Those dang poppies.



Taking a rest in Cirueña.



Sheep on the way into Santo Domingo de la Calzada, where we also found the rooster in the church. Google it—great story.





Hanging our laundry in Grañón with our friend Yasuko.







For the first time we stayed in the parish hostel. We chopped the vegetables and prepared the meal together. Pilgrims from Korea, the Netherlands, Italy, Brazil and the US. The three volunteers helped us make dinner and clean up, and then led us in a time of sharing in prayer in the balcony of the church. 



Each part of the scripture or prayers were read in the different languages represented. They had candles for each of us, and gave us the opportunity to share a few words about what we’re experiencing so far on the Camino. For that part there was no translation and it was beautiful to hear people sharing simply, sometimes in tears, about what this experience means to them. We sang in Japanese, Korean, and English.



I’m reflecting on the scripture passage for the day from Deuteronomy and what God expects from us—to love God and to care for the foreigner in our midst. On the Camino we are the foreigners and we are welcoming each other on the Camino. God is Lord of all—all the world. It’s amazing the simple acts of hospitality and generosity that make strangers friends. 

“May he bring us home rejoicing at the wonders he has shown us...”



And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, [13] and to observe the Lord's commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good? [14] To the Lord your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, the earth and everything in it. [15] Yet the Lord set his affection on your ancestors and loved them, and he chose you, their descendants, above all the nations—as it is today. [16] Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and do not be stiff-necked any longer. [17] For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes. [18] He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. [19] And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt. [20] Fear the Lord your God and serve him. Hold fast to him and take your oaths in his name. [21] He is the one you praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes. [22] Your ancestors who went down into Egypt were seventy in all, and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky. Deuteronomy 10

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