Stay on the Trail & Keep Walking. September 14, 2025.

This week, Pastor Mia shares the final lessons learned during a pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago in Spain. In pilgrimage, the journey is the point and the destination matters. The Gospel of James teaches us this wisdom, telling us to stand firm and be patient as we wait for the coming of the Lord.

There is a correlation between backpacking on a physical trail and the spiritual journey. After walking mile after mile on a trail, exhaustion sets in. Spiritual life is like that too. We want it to be thrilling. We want to put forth our best selves in faith. However, when there is no excitement and we’ve grown tired, spiritual life becomes a matter of simply showing up. In other words, stay on the trail and keep on walking.

As you near the end of the journey, you may finally realize your pack is too heavy. Instead of leaving behind the things you didn’t need, you kept them. Spiritual life is similar. We each have spiritual baggage we continue to carry, until we take the time to examine it and get rid of what we don’t need.

On a journey, the exhaustion is real. Stand firm. Stay on the trail and keep on walking. And long the way, be filled with joy as you reach the end of one journey and begin another.