The Camino provides

Ted. In 2015 Judy and I walked a portion of the Camino de Santiago, the famous pilgrim trail to Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

On our walk, we met several folks who told us of times when problems arose along their journey, only to disappear through the kindness of strangers. They used an expression that we were to hear a lot; "The Camino provides."

I consider our new journey to be a pilgrim’s walk and we use this expression whenever a problem evaporates due to a fortunate coincidence or a random act of kindness. On one occasion, our flight into Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia landed late, virtually insuring that we would miss our connecting flight to Indonesia. Fortunately, the second flight was late as well, so we made the connection with time to spare. When we arrived in Sydney, Australia, and later in Kasane, Botswana, friends of friends magically appeared to guide us along our way. The list of examples is long.  

The Camino has really been providing now that we are back in Georgia with no home and no car. Friends and family have showered us with offers of assistance. At the moment, we are living in the guest room of our friend, Ritchie while a car, loaned to us by another friend sits parked in his driveway. A lesson for us can be found in the advice of St Francis De Sales; “Be at peace, and put aside all anxious thoughts and imagination.“