Day 096h: The some things I Believe in … (July 19, 2019)

I thereafter walked easily through the lovely village of Trabadelo and into the town of La Portela de Valcarce, where I once more briefly paused in the local church (the Iglesia de San Juan Bautista) to offer my heartfelt – both thanks for my Journey & The Way itself …

There are some things I believe in; some things in which I have faith. And for me faith isn’t about one’s perfect attendance to church services, or how devoutly one happens to pray, or how much money they put into each Sunday’s little plate. Faith isn’t about going all skyclad to the Holy Rites, or meditating for sixty minutes each day upon the Divine. No, for me at least, faith is about what we do. It’s about aspiring to be better and nobler and kinder than we were the day before. It’s about making intentional & even joyful sacrifices for the good of others – even when there’s not going to be any reward for the same; even when there’s not going to even be a single soul telling you afterward what a hero you are.” ~ via Jim Butcher