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"Pilgrim (parepidemos) tells us we are people who spend our lives going someplace, going to God, and whose path for getting there is the way, Jesus Christ. We realize that 'this world is not my home' and set out for 'the Father's house.' Abraham, who 'went out,' is our archetype. Jesus, answering Thomas's question 'Master, we have no idea where you're going. How do you expect us to know the road?' gives us direction: 'I am the Road, also the Truth, also the Life. No one gets to the Father apart from me' (Jn 14:5-6). The letter to the Hebrews defines our program: 'Do you see what this means- all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we better get on with it. Strip down, start running- and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in. (Heb 12:1-2)."
- from A Long Obedience in the Same Direction by Eugene H. Peterson

(photo taken at the US/Mexico border at Laredo, TX, looking towards Nuevo Laredo, MX)