People ask me why I am doing this, and the truth is: I am seeking the face of God and witnessing to His goodness in prayer and trust. Although that normally gets an affirming nod, for many, my response seems a bit incomplete and unsettling. It is as if I left out the part about feeding the poor, sheltering the widows, and evangelizing to the unbelievers...you know, all those things we are expected to do. So then the conversation normally circles the target until the ageless question is dropped: "BUT WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?" And to that, my answer is simple. I am just going to be. I am going to be a brother to those I meet and a witness to God's love and mercy. The rest will just have to flow from that. -- Posted by Josh
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Josh and friends, your example to follow Christ and experience God is motivating, just flippin motivating. Josh, I love you bro and I'm hoping I can track you down before October, Dudas
Posted by: Jeffrey Dudas | 07/22/2009 at 02:58 PM
Hi, I just met the friars on 221 just past Bedford. I only wish my children had been with me to meet them... I was so taken aback at seeing them that I didn't even think to ask what they might need. I wish I knew what I could offer them. I hope to try to locate them again now that I've Googled them and know more about their pilgrimage. God bless them...
Posted by: Amy | 06/24/2009 at 03:32 PM