To Be A Pilgrim

To Be A Pilgrim

You need more than a badge or a staff
or a good stout pair of boots
or even the watery blessing
of Holy Mother Church.

You need the heart and lungs of a lion,
a couple of bracing thighs,
an ego the size of an armoured
train and a devil at your heels.

It takes more than prayer to follow
the Master on His way.
You’ll need quite as much iron in your
soul as devotion in your heart.

And a good dose of laughter will always
make the miles go whizzing
by. So, tell a few jokes and a tale or two
and keep your glasses full.

And when you get to the end of the march
and they stamp your passport up
don’t gawk like a bumpkin come to town
just rest; then get you Home



Characteristics of Pilgrims
Valiant – Constant – Funny – Hopeful