tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post9172307318721898676..comments2024-03-28T05:48:05.776-07:00Comments on A DAY IN THE LIFE: A NEW YEAR!Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08255717931620460104noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-26603423506664091462012-01-04T13:18:00.248-08:002012-01-04T13:18:00.248-08:00Dear Rebecca,
To have 'squandered my life with...Dear Rebecca,<br />To have 'squandered my life with Christ'. How that rings true with me.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255717931620460104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-28461613785215075782012-01-04T13:15:49.515-08:002012-01-04T13:15:49.515-08:00Hi Gary,
The church in Worth Matravers, a couple o...Hi Gary,<br />The church in Worth Matravers, a couple of miles away, was built at the same time as the chapel. As the chapel is right on the pilrims way, I think it was provided as a convenient point of rest and prayer to passing monks walking from Penzance to London. Apparently, the monks would carry a small bell with them and ring it when approaching any villages, in the hope that in return for leading some form of worship, food etc would be offered. I hope that at some point you can make it over here my friend, and we will go there, and share a beer together at the Square & Compass!Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255717931620460104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-78037156676848345812012-01-04T02:58:35.253-08:002012-01-04T02:58:35.253-08:00Though I'm too out of shape to have made the t...Though I'm too out of shape to have made the trek in person, I was SO with you in "spirit"! Particularly in the chapel...what an experience it must have been. How far WAS this hike????<br /><br />Then I was struck by the words you chose to describe the caves - "Long since abandoned, they were haunting and still. The roof only supported by a few stone pillars."<br /><br />I immediately thought how descriptive that is of the times I have wandered from (or squandered) the life and warmth of Christ within...It reinforced my determination to be continually filled by the Spirit, alive and lively in 2012!Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-3699103906057950002012-01-03T19:10:28.834-08:002012-01-03T19:10:28.834-08:00Gary,
I can not imagine hiking about in and aroun...Gary,<br /><br />I can not imagine hiking about in and around such places that have had human inhabitants for hundreds and hundreds of years, eight hundred as you mentioned. To walk on ground trod by generations heaped upon generation, to wonder if you are crossing the path of some long gone ancestor whose existence span such a brief moment and then was swept away like a leaf in the wind. To touch the stones placed by hands so long ago and feel connected to the past, a very real, human past. Should some day I be so lucky to take the same hike you have posted.<br /><br />The Chapel is amazing and it plants the seeds of wonder. Why was this site chosen, who labored to build it, what events, both solemn and festive, has it bore witness. Thank you so much for sharing your and A’s hike as with all you posts I have found it entertaining and enlightening. – gary <br /><br />PS – And I agree that ending the day in the relaxed atmosphere of the pub you have described would have made it a most perfect day.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653020388235448819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-8303019195342981132012-01-03T17:56:22.413-08:002012-01-03T17:56:22.413-08:00wow! those are great photos :) thank you for shari...wow! those are great photos :) thank you for sharing them. have a great and fruitful new year (be-lated) haha...Vinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004514762521239980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-81005519494906215232012-01-03T17:05:40.586-08:002012-01-03T17:05:40.586-08:00Ginny, it's hard to explain, but I feel as tho...Ginny, it's hard to explain, but I feel as though my soul is returning.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255717931620460104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-40326060212836152212012-01-03T16:11:52.692-08:002012-01-03T16:11:52.692-08:00What a wonderful way to start the new year! It do...What a wonderful way to start the new year! It does sound like a perfect day!Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14949235207762990894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-65928215887865341132012-01-03T16:06:32.063-08:002012-01-03T16:06:32.063-08:00It really was wonderful Sherlock. And hopefully, w...It really was wonderful Sherlock. And hopefully, we will get over there far more often, as I have missed the whole area a lot.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255717931620460104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106418510267458618.post-44272068812276399702012-01-03T15:17:59.401-08:002012-01-03T15:17:59.401-08:00What a great hike/adventure. Thank you for sharin...What a great hike/adventure. Thank you for sharing. Looks like you had a great day for sure.Gardener on Sherlock Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367115529793643362noreply@blogger.com