March 13, 2024
I’ve got some walking to do.
Interfaith Communities in Action launched its Virtual Pilgrimage for the Unhoused on February 28th. The goal is to walk 77.2 miles between then and the conclusion of the event on April 8. As you know from announcements in Sunday worship, it’s a fundraising effort for ICIA’s Hale Ka Po’e Keiki (Homes for Children) Fund. For some years, ICIA has worked toward the stated goal of ending family homelessness on Hawai’i Island.
We’ve got a ways to go with that. So I’ve got some walking to do.
I’m pleased to observe that others have picked up the information envelopes and signed up as participants in the Virtual Pilgrimage. I’m pleased that people here in this congregation and beyond have already pledged to support the cause through my efforts. I’m really pleased that my first foray into a longer walk after the Pilgrimage began didn’t hurt too much.
I haven’t been walking as much as I’d like. So I’ve got some walking to do.
The map of the Virtual Pilgrimage includes many of the historic sites along the Kona coast of the Big Island. I hope to do some walking there, but definitely not along the crowded highways.
What journey have you begun? What kind of travel do you need to do? What is the destination? What will motivate you to get there? What will you accomplish by reaching the goal? How will you celebrate it when you do?
We are, as they say, all on a journey. We move at different speeds, using different means, toward different journeys’ ends.
As for me, I’ve got some walking to do.
In peace,
Pastor Eric
Learn more about the Virtual Pilgrimage at interfaithhawaii.org.
