pilgrimage
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16Thus says the Lord: “Stand above the ways, and see and ask, about the ancient paths, as to which is the good way, and then walk in it. And you will find refreshment for your souls. But they said: ‘We will not walk.’
6Blessed is the man whose help is from you. In his heart, he is disposed to ascend
21For you have been called to this because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, so that you would follow in his footsteps.
41And his parents went every year to Jerusalem, at the time of the solemnity of Passover. 42And when he had become twelve years old, they ascended to Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast day.
17And, seeing him, they worshipped him, but certain ones doubted. 18And Jesus, drawing near, spoke to them, saying: “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. 19Therefore, go forth and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to observe all that I have ever commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, even to the consummation of the age.”
7For we walk by means of faith, and not by sight.
16For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world, in order to judge the world, but in order that the world may be saved through him.
11Most beloved, I beg you, as new arrivals and sojourners, to abstain from carnal desires, which battle against the soul.
13All of these passed away, adhering to faith, not having received the promises, yet beholding them from afar and saluting them, and confessing themselves to be sojourners and guests upon the earth. 14For those who speak in this way are themselves indicating that they seek a homeland. 15And if, indeed, they had been mindful of the very place from which they departed, they certainly would have returned in time. 16But now they hunger for a better place, that is, Heaven. For this reason, God is not ashamed to be called their God. For he has prepared a city for them.
31But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will take up wings like eagles. They will run and not struggle. They will walk and not tire.
8By faith, the one called Abraham obeyed, going out to the place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9By faith, he stayed in the Land of the Promise as if in a foreign land, dwelling in cottages, with Isaac and Jacob, co-heirs of the same promise. 10For he was awaiting a city having firm foundations, whose designer and builder is God.