The pilgrimage changed a lot of things in my life especially the preparations before we left.We were very strong in prayer especially when others had problems with the visa process.
When we departed from Zimbabwe the journey was amazing and we all laughed and shared many stories about our life experiences it was as if we came from the same family. To me that was a sign of true companionship.
As we arrived in frankfurt and prepared to travel by bus to Lodz in Poland,the singing and the prayer led by Fr Padya reminded me that it was important to renew my relationship with Christ.All that lifted my spirit.
When we arrived in Lodz at the University the welcoming and meeting other pilgrims from different countries was amazing. I met Freeman from Singapore who was so happy to see the cultural diversity and how people sang and danced together.I felt like I was in heaven, the smiles the hugs the photos it was awesome!
When the our group arrived the joy was ignited the flame was blazing higher and higher, it was as if a troop of baboons had reunited the dance the singing combined into a 'SOWE"celebration!
The mass in Lodz was amazing the liturgy was so rich that I she'd a few tears as the preaching of the Gospel was as if it was directed to me.The song called UBI CARITAS which means 'where there is charity and love,God is to be found " ,it brought tears to my eyes.This challenges me to be more charitable and love genuinely if for me to find God.
When we left for the experiments, My spirituality was the ideal place for me.I had the honor to share a hotel room with our coordinator Mr Chinhoyi who helped me understand more about the Autobiography of St Ignatius of Loyola.
We did meditations on the Autobiography and it was amazing to know how small Ignatius was and courageous he was when he was in battle and he got shot by a Canon ball on his leg.They say the doctors operated on him with no anesthetic. That was quite a challenge .
After the experiments we traveled to Czestahowa for the festival of nations.The Zimbabwean performance was estatic, energy levels were so high I felt so proud to be African. Playing the drum along side Mr Mzungu was an honor.
However the center of it all was at The shrine of Mary in Jasna Gora known as the spiritual capital of Poland. We had our last magis circle with our experiment group 76.
After that we had the evening of reconciliation and prayer where I decided to gather up all the courage to go for confession.I felt so relaved after and experienced how merciful the Father in heaven is.
From then I hope and pray that I will live my life in a way that pleases God and continue to always find God in all situations.
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