Psalm 84
We didn't arrive by donkey.
We didn't arrive to waving palm leaves.
Rather we arrived as pilgrims with backpacks, name tags, and water bottles. Weary and ragged from a transatlantic flight. Overwhelmed with the joy of the Lord - the deep joy that must surpass all understanding and all human circumstances...including exhaustion and motion-sickness. Joy to be in the city of the Prince of Peace.
Hummdallah - Arabic for Thanks be to God.
Hummdallah that both flights of pilgrims arrived safely.
Hummdallah that our families and friends back home said yes to allowing us to venture across the world.
Hummdallah for pilgrimage.
Hummdallah.
-Stacey Chik
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