22 July: a spiritual stroll
This beautiful morning I awoke before light, said a Rosary & did Wim Hof breathing. After a quick coffee the dog & I walked for an hour as the sun filtered through a mist & trees. I was fascinated to listen to a podcast about Our Lady of Fatima. When walking the Portuguese Camino from Porto, I met a veryvery serene Japanese woman & her husband who were walking towards Fatima. I knew in a moment I should have followed their route; Camino Frances, Camino Portuguese in reverse & onto Fatima. But, it's possible that seeing the grace that lady showed, was enough reward. Further, with the podcast, I was reminded that revelations of visitations placed the shepherd children at risk. Their parents, fellow villagers, health professionals, journalists, atheists and sceptics all derided the children. One government official forced the three children to denounce what they had said with the threat of being boiled in oil. It strikes me that while a cro...