The Missing Steps
14th June, 2009 - Posted by Archbishop Mark - 1 Comment
I was looking at the Pilgrimage itinerary this morning, and it struck me that perhaps it should be called Pilgrimage in SOME of the Footsteps of St Paul. Because re-reading the Murphy-O’Connor life of Paul, I can see more than ever just how many footsteps the Apostle took. He must have had a great pair of legs - not so much for looks perhaps but for function. I read the other day that the Australian fast bowlers are working hard in England at the moment trying “to put a lot of miles in their legs” for the Ashes series. Well, Paul probably wasn’t much of a bowler and I doubt that he ever embarked upon the flash fitness programs of our bowlers, but he had any number of miles in his legs. Can you imagine Paul playing cricket?!
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