The day is finally here and we are heading to the airport waiting where I will depart for NYC and JFK Airport. At this point I want to share the prayer Pastor Ruud used in my sending at St. Marks. Weighed my pack this morning - trained with it at 25 - weighing in at 26. Oh well I will be losing things along the way I guess. Lord, you called your servant Abraham and watched over him during all his wanderings; You guided your people, Abraham's children, across the desert; I pray for You to protect me as I make my pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Be for me a companion on the journey, a direction at the crossroads, a strength in my fatigue, a shelter in danger, a welcoming hostel on my travels, a
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