Today, I took this photo of 14 pilgrims beginning their hike on the Wicklow Way. They gathered in Clonegal, Ireland to head out over the mountains and valleys of Wicklow County. They will walk almost 100 miles in 8 days ending in Marlay Park near Dublin.
And they will sing… They are Vox Peregrini (check out their website voxperegrini.com). Last evening at the Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church choir practice room, they gathered for the first time to sing together… their first rehearsal… a capella. They heard a pitch and then just sang as if it was like breathing for them. I had the privilege of sitting amongst them and listening… and it was glorious music swirling over and around and through my heart and soul. I had to work very hard to keep from crying. I knew if I let go, I would be sobbing. It felt like a deep cleansing and healing and opening up space in my soul. How many times have I missed the opportunity to deeply listen to music? There is usually music playing at our home, in my car, at restaurants, all kinds of public places... at best it is just background noise. What if I sat down and listened… don’t try to sing along… don't let my “monkey mind” run away with me… hear and feel and let my imagination embrace the music… and dance with it... Dancing in my imagination is the beautiful ballad, That Lonesome Road, these singers will be memorizing to sing along the way… “Walk down that lonesome road all by yourself. Don’t turn your head back over your shoulder. And only stop to rest yourself when the silver moon is shining high above the trees. If I had stopped to listen once or twice, If I had closed my mouth and opened my eyes, If I had cooled my head and warmed my heart, I’d not be on this road tonight. Carry on… carry on… Never run feeling sorry for yourself. It doesn’t save you from your troubled mind. Walk down that lonesome road all by yourself. Don’t turn your head back over your shoulder. And only stop to rest yourself when the silver moon is shining high above the trees.” They are walking… I’m driving to meet them… down my own lonesome road…
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