Monday, July 21, 2008

Perculator-again

friday night father steve our spiritual leader asked us to think about all the moments we have had this trip. he then said to let them perculate and be ready to tell the group when we felt the Holy Spirit and why.

hearing the song Do Not Be Afraid at catechesis

watching a Mexican group perform the Lifehouse Everything skit incredibly

seeing Mary hold her son Jesus at the foot of His cross at the re-enactment of stations

getting amazing advice from priests during confession

singing in the streets with hundreds of thousands of other catholics

seeing the pope when he drove by

seeing the pope again for the all night vigil

the all night vigil with candles and bendiction and freezing restless sleep

seeing the pope again when he said mass for us

listening to everyone in the group share their own expiriences

making new friends

beign able to randomly go up to someone and ask them where they are from and have a conversation

hearing hundreds of thousands of people sing the theme song

hearing just our group sing the theme song

laughing hysterically at dinner with friends

hearing the pope laugh

being at a concert in an entertainment center rocking out and then having a bishop walk in with the Blessed Sacrament and seeing thousands drop to their knees

waiting. all the time. even for two hours just to get off a street. but no one complains (too much)

seeing all the beautiful sights and creation that is here.

koalas.

kangaroos.

emus.

really puffy chickens.

Blue Mountains.

this is awesome.