Historical setting: 6th Century C.E. Somewhere in the Pyrenees This elder farmer speculates, “I suppose that boy is always in danger of hurt. His own father bittered and turned. That father turned a pain in his tooth to rage, then over and again douses his rage in sweet honey nectar only to wake andContinue reading “Post #15.2, Wednesday, December 2, 2020”
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Post #15.1, Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Historical setting: 6th Century C.E. Somewhere in the Pyrenees We’re not hiding on this hill even though the shepherd told us it was a good hill for hiding. We are clearly in view from below — two men on horseback. We must be a strange sight for these two shepherds looking up at us,Continue reading “Post #15.1, Tuesday, December 1, 2020”
Post #14.12, Thursday, November 26, 2020
Historical setting: Along the ridges of the Pyrenees, 6th Century Nic and I finally make a plan not to make any plan until we see if this neighbor has compassion for this shepherd. Maybe our consciences will bind us here to care for him; or we might find we can continue our journey knowingContinue reading “Post #14.12, Thursday, November 26, 2020”
Post #14.11, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020
Historical setting: Along the ridges of the Pyrenees, 6th Century “From that hilltop” the young shepherd explains, “You can see the smoke where the hearth-fire burns for the house of the neighbors. There are some good hiding places on that hill so you can watch the daughters a long time and no one will seeContinue reading “Post #14.11, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020”
Post #14.10, Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Historical setting: Along the ridges of the Pyrenees, 6th Century We are somewhere in mountains on the edge of winter and we find ourselves face-to-face with a grieving young shepherd. It was my thought that there must be a community of shepherds or farmers in this area or how could this farm sell its muttonContinue reading “Post #14.10, Tuesday, November 24, 2020”
Post #14.9, Thurs., November 19, 2020
Historical setting: Along the ridges of the Pyrenees, 6th Century “So what will we do now?” The father is buried. The sheep have no shepherd. The shepherd is grieving. The dog and the donkey are consoling. The winter is creeping down on us all from the north. We need to use these daysContinue reading “Post #14.9, Thurs., November 19, 2020”
Post #14.8, Weds., November 18, 2020
Historical setting: Along the ridges of the Pyrenees, 6th Century The winter of last night posed a mere warning that the season is turning. All day a southern breeze breeches the ridge from the valley. It would have been a good day to continue our journey. Alone, I was able to move theContinue reading “Post #14.8, Weds., November 18, 2020”
Post #14.7, Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Historical setting: Along the ridges of the Pyrenees, 6th Century C.E. One mystery of courage is that it wears many faces rarely as we expect — the human moment between panic and training when the proper response comes forth and a crisis is averted. But doesn’t courage also come in the stoic intensity of aContinue reading “Post #14.7, Tuesday, November 17, 2020”
Post #14.6, Thursday, November 12, 2020
Historical setting: Along the ridges of the Pyrenees, 6th Cent. C.E. It is Nic’s nature to persevere in kindness. It’s how I have a faithful patron after all my ways of disappointing him. It is who he is. So why would I expect anything other than his kindness when the shepherd asks us toContinue reading “Post #14.6, Thursday, November 12, 2020”
Post #14.5, Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Historical setting: Along the ridges of the Pyrenees, 6th Cent, C.E. While Nic has provided the shepherd with a proper wrap for his foot, I turned the stick he carries into a finely crafted crutch but apparently he preferred the rough-hewn rod. I defend, “I thought you would need a crutch to help youContinue reading “Post #14.5, Wednesday, November 11, 2020”
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