by Laura Foster
Text: from a traditional poem attributed to St Columba
1 Kings 19:1-13 • Journey to Horeb
Elijah’s journey into the wilderness took him from anguish and despair to an encounter with the Sacred that redirected his life. There is a way for all of us to travel that becomes a journey of the heart, marked by openess to the Sacred that would encounter us on the way. As a part of Celtic Spiritualtiy, this holy way of travelling makes all of life a spiritual journey. Time away from home becomes in itself a new home from which one eventually cannot bear to be away for long. “When you travel, a new silence goes with you, / and if you listen – you will hear what your heart would love to say…” –John O’Donohue