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[pct-l] Churches near the pct & God's Freedom of the Hills
guess what the bear ignored you becuse tht is what they do unless you
have food in your tent the bear won't attke you. I live in bear country.
I wake up all the time with bear tracks next to the tent with out beign
atked ebcuse i keep clean camp. that is clean camp not god
Bill & Cathy wrote:
>Hi All I believe that no matter where I go "He" is with me. I try and pray
>often, especially when I'm on the trail. I know "He" has helped me many
>times while hiking. I don't believe I could have made it from the I-10 up to
>mission creek last august at 102 degrees or when I was camped at the top a
>couple miles from my truck and there were very large bear tracks close to
>my tent when I got up in the morning. I slept soundly not knowing it was
>that close. Yes I miss Mass on Sunday sometimes but I feel in my heart that
>"He" is still with me. I pray for all that are on the trail, for their
>safety and for their experience, to be a good one. AND
>remember "Be Prepared" Ground Pounder Bill "Semper
> ----- Original Message -----
>From: <Mtnned@aol.com>
>To: <StoneDancer1@aol.com>
>Cc: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 8:15 PM
>Subject: [pct-l] Churches near the pct & God's Freedom of the Hills
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>>Finally back from the KO, I find my email flooding with KO discussion.
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>>glad my wife and I made the 20-hour round-trip drive. More on this
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>later.
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>>First I want to address the spiritual side of the pct experience, a
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>>that was sadly missing from the ADZ, yet we all feel it grow within us as
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>>live the trail life.
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>>StoneDancer1, Mendonsa, Lonetrail, Akamp, and Flarry all expressed the
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>same
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>>vein and I want to thank you for expressing it. Whether we are aware of
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>>spirits or not before embarking on a long hike, somewhere along the road
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>it
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>>grows within us. I believe it is impossible to live within God's
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>Creation,
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>>devoid of civilization's distractions and temptations, and not feel His
>>Presence. Call it what you will, and I believe we have members on this
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>List who
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>>would ascribe different names or titles to this "feeling" or change in
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>our
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>>spiritual awareness, but we certainly can't ignore this enlightenment.
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>>Yes, WE are His church, once we recognize Him and want to be with Him.
>>Where two or more are gathered together, He is in the midst. So, when we
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>>in God's awesome High Country with crystal lakes reflecting the
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>incredible
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>>work of His hands surrounded by massive granite cathedrals calling out
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>His
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>>name, how can we not bear witness to Him? And when fellow hikers travel
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>together
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>>and talk about this, what they feel, as well as what they've seen,
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>smelled,
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>>heard and lived through each and every footfall along the trail, our
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>Father,
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>>God, is in their midst, pleased that his kids noticed Him and what he did
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>>their enjoyment. It is that simple. If you believe.
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>>These other five members of this List who mentioned the need to visit a
>>church along the way and chimed in with having experienced Him in their
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>trail
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>>life, may be realizing that God is more tangible on the trail than off!
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>Thus
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>>Stonedancer1's statement that the blessing God has given us who walk our
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>path
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>>called the PCT is that it is His Path to Him, the whole time we're on it.
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>>I used to believe, back when I thru hiked the trail, that God was only
>>present in the mountains and when I left them, I left Him. I would even
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>say
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>>"Good-bye" as I walked back into civilization! I was 17 years old and
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>didn't yet
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>>know that God was calling me to get to know Him and that life would be
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>easier
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>>if I trusted Him. I was stubborn, self-centered, selfish, proud of my
>>independence and accomplishments, and controlled by my mind and soul
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>(yes, we are
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>>body, soul, and spirit; three in one person). I had no room for allowing
>>someone I couldn't see to direct my path. But in hiking the trail, I
>>unwittingly took His Path. Later, on the Continental Divide, He knocked
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>on my life's
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>>door again as He hoped to get my attention.
>>He has carried me through many of life's lessons, ones that needn't have
>>been so painful, on the trail and on the road. I wish someone had told me
>>earlier what I was feeling while I walked in the mountains. At this
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>point, someone
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>>did, I listened, I'm free no matter where I am or what I go through, and
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>I
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>>am available to help any of you realize the same.
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>>It is strange that such a huge endeavor so full with experiences of His
>>Presence can be devoid of discussion of Him. Lets start.
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>>I would love to hear your experiences "along the trail" where you narrowly
>>escaped death or were surprised when something hard suddenly became quite
>>easy. He's there! You feel Him!
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>>I hope discussion of our spirit within us and His Spirit born on the air
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>>Creation we walk through and so dearly love has not too badly offended
>>anyone. We can't walk this walk without talking this talk, don't you
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>think so?
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>>Mtnned
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