Day: November 15, 2016

The Icing on the Cake, or, Percebes, Anyone? (Sunday 10-23-2016)

Camino de Santiago

img_7566Galician delicacy percebes

(Santiago de Compostela, Spain)

Revelation 22
v. 1-3 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb…. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit…. No longer will there be any curse….

Revelation 22, the last chapter in the Bible, gives us a final glimpse of the end of time and the eternal kingdom of God. After the tribulations of life, the delights of heaven will be exquisite. We experienced a foretaste of those celestial delectations today. At the completion of our pilgrimage, this Sunday was the icing on the cake, the cherry on the sundae, the gilt on the lily. After the stress and adventure, the physical strain and all the ups and downs of our pilgrimage, we were treated to a magnificent lunch and served as though we were the pope (because they did serve the pope at this classy establishment and they knew how to do it). Keep reading