Pilgrimage is becoming more and more part of my Spiritual life. The act of pilgrimage involves walking usually in or to a special place mostly with fellow pilgrims.
This year we are planning to do a pilgrimage along the South Downs with two groups one starting at Winchester and the other at Eastbourne meeting for a final celebration at Chanctonbury ring.
The pilgrimage is focusing on prayer for our county and diocese inspired by the natural beauty of the South Downs national park.
Awakening is really a cry for "New Life" in the Church. a bringing heaven down to earth in the lives and loves of ordinary Christians in their normal work-a-day lives.
so as we prepare to go on pilgrimage here is a liturgy for every day pilgrims at the start of a day's
walk.
“Awake,
sleeper, and arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you.”
Jesus says
to each one of us: “If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget
about yourself. You must take up your cross each day and follow me.”
Lord
Jesus we walk this day, repentant of our shortcomings, seeking by the power of
your Holy Spirit within us to walk in your footsteps of sacrificial love
Pilgrims,
the Father has shown us what is good, this is what the Father wants you to do,
to act justly to love mercy and to walk humble with your God.
Lord
Jesus, we walk this day in humble obedience to you.
Be imitators
of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved us and
gave Himself up for us.
We will
walk in light, just as Jesus is the light.
Be filled
with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual
songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord.
Come Holy
Spirit, fill us, renew us, refresh us, let us walk this day in the power of
your Spirit.
Walk softly upon God’s
earth
May its wisdom delight
you,
Its music invite you
May you love and be loved
May you know peace and
practice compassion.
Rejoice
in the earth and in all of creation. Rejoice in life.
Maranatha
Come Lord
Jesus Come
(Leader:
Light type.
Pilgrims
bold type)
