Budget Pilgrimage

In his WordLive article on Psalm 84, Alistair Campbell, explains that the context for the Psalmist's words is someone seeking God. (The full article is here) This seeking of God turns into a full blown pilgrimage to Jerusalem and the Temple. He ends the article suggesting that our pilgrimages, or ways of seeking God, are often through commitment to Bible reading and prayer, amongst others.

I also read the article, although slightly edited, in Encounter With God.

So there I was on Sunday, having first read the words online and then in print, in the comfort of my own centrally-heated house. Using my own leather covered Bible, a translation of my choice, with the other translations lined up on a shelf. And, I think I may also have been sipping a cup of nice hot tea.

The Encounter version ended with a couple of questions that made me think, gulp and begin to reassess one or two things. What do you think?

Do we sufficiently value the means God has provided for us to know him?
Have we become too comfortable in our discipleship?

Darren