8-19
Mailed home my laptop to cut some weight for the Rockies. First half the day I walked my bike, the wind was so bad there was no way I could ride. The wind would stop me going down hill. Getting into Dodge City I got a hold of the Grand Knight Dan who said I could camp behind the hall. He met me there and took me on a tour of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
8-20
We say, 'There is a person who is not good, and yet everything goes well with him; but with me, it is of no use doing my best; everything goes wrong'. It is because we do not understand the value and the happiness of crosses. We say sometimes that God chastises those whom He loves. That is not true. Trials are not chastisements; they are graces to those whom God loves. . . . We must not consider the labor, but the recompense. A merchant does not consider the trouble he undergoes in his commerce, but the profit he gains by it. . . . What are twenty years, thirty years, compared to eternity? What, then, have we to suffer? A few humiliations, a few annoyances, a few sharp words; that will not kill us. - Cure de Ars
I woke up early so I could attend Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Upon getting to the cathedral I realized my cell phone was missing so I pedaled back to my camp site, missing Mass. (bad Shaun, missing Mass for a dumb phone). Finding my phone I headed off towards Garden City KS. About an hour into my trip I heard a noise behind me and looked back to see my brand new cell phone dragging along the ground. I had it hooked to my solar panel so it was just dragging still connected to the charger. Getting off my bike I picked up my phone to see the top of the phone all ground down, the back cover and battery missing and the screen with cracks in it. Saying a quick "Deo Gratias" I hopped back on my bike to look for the battery. As I was riding I hoped that if I found the battery my phone actually didn't work. I had gotten too attached to the phone and wasted alot of time surfing the web on it. About 3 miles back I found the battery and popped it in and it worked just fine. So turning back around I was on my way again. I ended up meeting Peter, a fellow cyclist heading East to Florida. We had a very pleasant conversation on the side of the road for about half an hour. A little while later I got tired of being passed by cattle cars. They stink horribly so I decided to take a back way into Garden City off the Highway. This didn't go to well. It turned into a dirt road that ended up being completely flooded. After first trying to push through I got my feet, bike, and cart stuck in the mud. Dragging everything out I had to get on the embankment which was full of thorny bushes. Getting around the first obstacle I reached another flooded section. After getting around this the dirt road turned into a beach, just loose sand. So as I was walking my back I started to mumble to myself. Than I remembered how I consecrated my life to Mary and my body and all I have is hers to do what she wants with. If a tornado appeared before me, so be it. If I got attacked by an armadillo, so be it. If I had to drag my bike through this beach of a road, so be it. I am hers. Right after I said this the dirt road turned into pavement. As I started riding again I remembered a few weeks back of a prayer I made. I asked Mary to give me suffering to save a soul. Well today she collected on it...and she wasn't done. I of course had to change a flat tire. (There were some more trials but they are my secret). I finally got to Garden City which is 54 miles from Dodge City after being on the road for 14 hrs. I called Fr. Ben and told him I had the best day of my pilgrimage, which it was. And my phone, my dad asked if I had insurance on it which I do, but I'm going to keep it the way it is, battery duck taped and all. I was so happy the day I got it, my new toy. But as I looked at it before bed I was filled with joy, joy at realizing I can leave all things before they leave me.
"With what love does she in heaven watch over Jesus's spouses on earth.....how thoughtfully does she, their Mother in heaven, do her part, if they do what lies in their power". - From the book "The Loves which reign in the heart of Mary"
8-21
Took a rest day in Garden City Kansas.
This is mainstreet in Greensburg the town that was leveled by a toronado in 2007. The tornado went right down mainstreet.
The normal wind of Kansas
Mailed home my laptop to cut some weight for the Rockies. First half the day I walked my bike, the wind was so bad there was no way I could ride. The wind would stop me going down hill. Getting into Dodge City I got a hold of the Grand Knight Dan who said I could camp behind the hall. He met me there and took me on a tour of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
8-20
We say, 'There is a person who is not good, and yet everything goes well with him; but with me, it is of no use doing my best; everything goes wrong'. It is because we do not understand the value and the happiness of crosses. We say sometimes that God chastises those whom He loves. That is not true. Trials are not chastisements; they are graces to those whom God loves. . . . We must not consider the labor, but the recompense. A merchant does not consider the trouble he undergoes in his commerce, but the profit he gains by it. . . . What are twenty years, thirty years, compared to eternity? What, then, have we to suffer? A few humiliations, a few annoyances, a few sharp words; that will not kill us. - Cure de Ars
I woke up early so I could attend Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Upon getting to the cathedral I realized my cell phone was missing so I pedaled back to my camp site, missing Mass. (bad Shaun, missing Mass for a dumb phone). Finding my phone I headed off towards Garden City KS. About an hour into my trip I heard a noise behind me and looked back to see my brand new cell phone dragging along the ground. I had it hooked to my solar panel so it was just dragging still connected to the charger. Getting off my bike I picked up my phone to see the top of the phone all ground down, the back cover and battery missing and the screen with cracks in it. Saying a quick "Deo Gratias" I hopped back on my bike to look for the battery. As I was riding I hoped that if I found the battery my phone actually didn't work. I had gotten too attached to the phone and wasted alot of time surfing the web on it. About 3 miles back I found the battery and popped it in and it worked just fine. So turning back around I was on my way again. I ended up meeting Peter, a fellow cyclist heading East to Florida. We had a very pleasant conversation on the side of the road for about half an hour. A little while later I got tired of being passed by cattle cars. They stink horribly so I decided to take a back way into Garden City off the Highway. This didn't go to well. It turned into a dirt road that ended up being completely flooded. After first trying to push through I got my feet, bike, and cart stuck in the mud. Dragging everything out I had to get on the embankment which was full of thorny bushes. Getting around the first obstacle I reached another flooded section. After getting around this the dirt road turned into a beach, just loose sand. So as I was walking my back I started to mumble to myself. Than I remembered how I consecrated my life to Mary and my body and all I have is hers to do what she wants with. If a tornado appeared before me, so be it. If I got attacked by an armadillo, so be it. If I had to drag my bike through this beach of a road, so be it. I am hers. Right after I said this the dirt road turned into pavement. As I started riding again I remembered a few weeks back of a prayer I made. I asked Mary to give me suffering to save a soul. Well today she collected on it...and she wasn't done. I of course had to change a flat tire. (There were some more trials but they are my secret). I finally got to Garden City which is 54 miles from Dodge City after being on the road for 14 hrs. I called Fr. Ben and told him I had the best day of my pilgrimage, which it was. And my phone, my dad asked if I had insurance on it which I do, but I'm going to keep it the way it is, battery duck taped and all. I was so happy the day I got it, my new toy. But as I looked at it before bed I was filled with joy, joy at realizing I can leave all things before they leave me.
"With what love does she in heaven watch over Jesus's spouses on earth.....how thoughtfully does she, their Mother in heaven, do her part, if they do what lies in their power". - From the book "The Loves which reign in the heart of Mary"
8-21
Took a rest day in Garden City Kansas.
There was one of these little figures I think for everyone in the town, they went on for awhile.
Good morning Shaun,
ReplyDeleteI am glad to read your blog update.
As you'r dad as told you I have moved too.
Lots of love,
Aunt Colleen