Lacy Clark Ellman | Pilgrimage at Home and Abroad

Episode 47 features an interview with Lacy Clark Ellman. She is a spiritual director, maker, and facilitator who speaks the language of pilgrimage and is always ready for the next adventure, having traveled to over twenty countries on four continents. Lacy provides resources, courses and guidance through her website, A Sacred Journey.
 
Partway through the interview, Lacy shares her "rule of life for pilgrims," or "Pilgrim Principles," which was awesome! She goes through all seven principles and it is so good! You can get a free pdf of the principles by signing up for her newsletter at her website.
 
Some of What We Talk About

• Pilgrimage and journey


• How do we understand or define pilgrimage


• Connections between walking, wandering, traveling, slowing down, and connecting with God.


• The biblical roots of pilgrimage and wandering


• "the seeker is at the heart of each one of us."


• How we are invited into journies every day.


• How "going to Church" can be seen as a pilgrimage.


• How does someone live out being on a sacred journey in their everyday life.


• 7 principles for pilgrims: a rule of life.


• Why curiosity in daily life is important.


• Why Spiritual direction is important and who it is for.

Links and Resources:

• Lacy's website, A Sacred Journey. (At her website, you can sign up to get a PDF of her rule of life for pilgrims, called Pilgrim Principles)


• The Upsides of Wanderlust


• Glory Happening by Kaitlin Curtis

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