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Pilgrimage: A journey beyond the self towards God and the other

Safwat Marzouk outlines how cross-cultural experiences can be spiritual pilgrimages, and that there's grace for mistakes along the way.

The most common connotation of the word “pilgrimage” is a journey toward a sacred place.

A pilgrim goes on a long journey motivated by a yearning to receive the blessing of a place that enjoys a religious significance. A pilgrimage may be a literal trek to an actual holy place or it may take on a metaphorical force to describe one’s walk with God. Whether the journey is fared individually or within a community, whether it takes place...

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