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Ours is a world of wonder. Its sights, its sounds, its smells, its creatures. There is nothing like being in a new place to renew the spirit of awe and wonder within our souls. Nothing so sparks in us an awareness of the richness of this creation or the wonderful diversity of its creator. Every destination holds within it a unique beauty and an opportunity to delight. Customs, traditions, folk tales, dance, art, language, nourishment. And every destination holds within it its own spirit, its soul, its way of understanding, its place in eternity.
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Pilgrim Spirit Tours offers an invitation to come and see and taste and experience a piece of this glorious reality. Through intentional spiritual practices and exploratory travel, we seek to connect more firmly both to this world and to the very ground of our being. By reveling in the intricate and unique work of the hands that fashioned and shaped this universe and through interaction with the diverse people with which our world has been populated, we find God and Goddess has always been in, with, between and among us.
The Middle Road
There are many ways we can travel in this world. Vacations offer us exotic locations and respite from the demands of our daily life. But too often we are only observers as we move from place to place, seeing the sights that attract the tourists, protected from the harsher realities and the deeper spirituality of the lands in which we move.
Mission trips offer us an important opportunity to serve and to work side by side and hand in hand with brothers and sisters of a different culture. We move beyond the shelter of resorts in order to be exposed to the harsher realities of the lands we visit. But these trips usually limit our experience to one particular place and consume our time with one particular task. Moreover, the service rendered can be "forced" by the need of the server to be "helpful" rather than arising out of a genuine desire to serve.A Pilgrim Spirit Tour, in contrast, seeks to walk a middle road. We have the opportunity to visit a variety of places and to meet with and learn from local residents at each destination. In the process we become participants in the culture we are exploring, rather than onlookers or do-gooders. We take the time to be fully present in our surroundings and to contemplate what meaning we might discover as each situation unfolds before us. It is also possible that service among those we encounter may naturally emerge as we begin to connect with and care about others on our journey.Contact us at barbaralee13@gmail.com or 616-502-2078.
