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“I just saw God. She’s dressed in a blue tutu and a Wonder Woman outfit. She’s bouncing around, enjoying herself and everyone here.”
I just texted this to our Outlook staff who have been following my “local pilgrim” adventures. Wherever I have gone, I sent a picture of my location with the hashtag #localpilgrim so they could try to guess my whereabouts. I’m grateful to have colleagues to share in the joy of my discoveries: Wonder Woman in a blue tutu, a labyrinth hidden in a forest, the kindness of a public bus driver, a local bar that sparks fun conversation with friends.
Jesy Littlejohn, the Outlook’s social media producer, texted back about my Wonder Woman sighting: “This reminds me of JJ Heller’s song ‘I See You’: ‘Every sunset is a stained glass window / Every park bench is a pew / There’s a sanctuary everywhere I go / I see you.’”
On this Easter Sunday, I’m grateful for a God who cannot be defeated by death or contained in a tomb — a God whose glory can be discovered everywhere, if only we have the eyes to see. I’m grateful that we don’t have to wander far on a pilgrimage to renew our faith. My local pilgrim adventures have not only strengthened my relationship with my community but reconnected me with the God I can find even at the city dump.
Unlike children at the playground, we adults often need a prompt or an assignment to send us exploring. I pray you’ll receive this devotion as an invitation to explore your own community and build your own pilgrimage in search of our God, who visits us through strangers, illumines grace and makes every park bench a pew.
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