Guess who went to meet the Pope? Yingluck Shinawatra, the Prime Minister of Thailand, is seen here meeting Pope Francis. She met him on September 12 while in Rome. I guess that is her little pilgrimage and I share this as I am also having my little pilgrimage and we are both from Thailand.
Ever since mum and dad died last year, I have known that I have needed to come home, and here I am. Now After two weeks in Brisbane, I can name my time here as my personal pilgrimage.
As I look at my time away so far, I see how it has naturally developed into steps or stages. I have had my time with my family and saying Goodbye to mum and dad. Then there is the local Church time through being at Corinda-Graceville parish at weekends. I am now into my time with my Province and then there come the friends. I can see how each step has been important and has been about reconnecting, healing and reconsolidating.
I could not have planned this. As I look at my trip home so far, I find it amazing and definitely God planned. Like any pilgrimage, it will end and that will be with my return to Bangkok. From there, I am not sure where this God trodden path will lead me but I am sure all this has a purpose and is life giving.
More to follow as the pilgrimage has not ended and the journey is ongong.
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