Day 073w: No matter the Time or Station … (June 26, 2019)
I was feeling pretty exhausted by the time I finally entered the city of Arthez de Bearn, and headed straight away into its local church. This was a noticeably larger affair than the many other churches and chapels I had encountered of late, and maybe that is why it lacked much of the aforementioned’s sense of peace and warmth. Still, what this church did quite obviously provide was a ready-made gift of possible shelter for the night – something that most of the previous churches found along The Way had not so fluidly offered …
“To the poet, to the philosopher, to the prophet, and to the pilgrim, all encounters are meaningful, all places are sacred. For these men, no matter the time or station, all events are profitable, all days are holy, all moments are beautiful, and all men are divine.” ~ inspired by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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