A Good Ending

Endings are important.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 24, 2022On the Way with Teresa, Pilgrimage, Writing as a Spiritual Practice, Writing Practice, pilgrimage, ReturnComment

Dear Pilgrim

Dear Pilgrim,

You may not think that you deserve that title.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 17, 2022On the Way with Teresa, Pilgrimage, Writing as a Spiritual Practice, Writing Practice, pilgrimage, JourneyComment

Commuting to Love

Journey is a word that carries intention. It would seem overblown to claim that you were going to journey to the grocery store or Target.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 10, 2022On the Way with Teresa, Pilgrimage, Writing as a Spiritual Practice, Writing Practice, pilgrimage, JourneyComment

It Begins with Intention and Preparation

In 2020 and 2021 we engaged in two “socially distant” pilgrimages. While it is my great joy to be returning to Iona, Scotland, UK, this year with a new group of pilgrims, I am pretty enamored with our Wisdom for the Way pilgrimages.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 4, 2022On the Way with Teresa, Pilgrimage, Writing as a Spiritual Practice, Writing Practice, Preparation, pilgrimageComment

Bounded by Practice

Belief is hard. In my life as an adult seeking to live spiritually, I have found that defining what I believe to be frustrating, circular, and changeable.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleNovember 10, 2021Theme XXXV, Bound Together, pilgrimage, Spiritual practiceComment

How, Then, Shall We Live

Each Saturday, I sit down with my sister-in-law and plan our household’s meals for the upcoming week.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleJune 9, 2021pilgrimage, Ten Slow Steps, Theme XXXI, Re-EntryComment

Unto These Moments

Do you believe in Moments? Times when all the tumblers of life line up, and you feel the snick of the Divine pouring through the fabric of what was a normal day.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleJune 2, 2021pilgrimage, Return, Ten Slow Steps, Theme XXXIComment

Arriving to Mystery

Honestly, if you look at the bones of pilgrimage, it is not terribly complicated. Prepare, journey, arrival, return, re-enter. This can’t possibly be all there is to it. That could describe any trip.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 26, 2021pilgrimage, Ten Slow Steps, journeyComment

A Walk on a Long Road

Where would you be willing to go if you weren’t sure of what would meet you there?

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 18, 2021pilgrimage, Ten Slow Steps, journeyComment

It Isn't Just Where You Go

The active work of Pilgrimage begins with the decision to go.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 11, 2021Theme XXXI, pilgrimage, Ten Slow StepsComment

Coming Home

Behind you stretches a series of footprints. They have brought you here, now. This here and this now, to which you have been pressing.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 26, 2020A Little Pilgrimage, Andrea Lingle, Theme XXII, pilgrimage, Writing as a Spiritual PracticeComment

What My Shoes Say About Me...

I have spent some time on dusty roads—pilgrim’s ways that are steeped in equal parts history, mystery, and intention.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 19, 2020A Little Pilgrimage, Andrea Lingle, Theme XXII, pilgrimage, Writing as a Spiritual Practice Comments

At the Water's Edge

There was wind tearing down the treeless pasture, tangling my hair behind me. The ocean wrapped around me on three sides.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 12, 2020A Little Pilgrimage, Andrea Lingle, Theme XXII, pilgrimage, Writing as a Spiritual Practice Comments

A Short Journey

My kids and I counted the days we have been quarantined for COVID-19 today. The number is in the fifties. My eldest son looked at me and said, "Mom, that number makes me sad."

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 5, 2020A Little Pilgrimage, Andrea Lingle, Theme XXII, pilgrimage, Writing as a Spiritual Practice Comments

The Tiny Way

Why are we here?

As a student of philosophy, I usually read that question with the emphasis on the Why.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleApril 28, 2020A Little Pilgrimage, Andrea Lingle, Theme XXII, pilgrimage, Writing as a Spiritual Practice Comments

Hootie the Hoot Owl

Over the past month, as I have walked across Spain on the Camino Francais, I have had a fun friend who has journeyed with me, Hootie the Hoot-Owl.

Wisdom for the Way, SpotlightRyan KlinckNovember 12, 2019Camino, Ryan Klinck, pilgrimage, Alexander John ShaiaComment

Sellos and Sin

People have been doing this for centuries, even before Christianity. They walk for all sorts of reasons: to heal, to nurture health, some government jobs in Spain even require you to have walked the Camino and earned your Compostela.

Wisdom for the Way, SpotlightStephanie Evelyn McKellarNovember 6, 2019pilgrimage, Camino, Alexander John Shaia, Stephanie Evelyn McKellarComment

One More Step

Day 10: The temperature is just a few degrees above freezing and it rains on and off throughout the day. Sore leg muscles and blisters make this day’s walk more difficult but step by solitary step I progress.

Wisdom for the Way, SpotlightMissional Wisdom FoundationNovember 5, 2019Camino, Wendi Bernau, Ryan Klinck, Alexander John Shaia, pilgrimageComment

The Sounds of the Camino

We stopped for the night at a place that is built on a river; it used to be a mill so all the outdoor tables and front porch are made of mill stones.

Wisdom for the Way, SpotlightMissional Wisdom FoundationOctober 29, 2019Camino, Alexander John Shaia, Wendi Bernau, pilgrimageComment

From the Camino

Our first walking day was rife with opportunity to deviate from the designated path. After a first village, we approached an opportunity, a decision, a choice.

Wisdom for the Way, SpotlightStephanie Evelyn McKellarOctober 16, 2019Camino, Alexander John Shaia, Stephanie Evelyn McKellar, pilgrimageComment