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As we are getting closer to July 29th, St.Olav´s Day, Trondheim is filling up with pilgrims, with Nidaros Cathedral as their goal. Most pilgrims come from far away, but there are also more and more locals walking. Some longer distances, some shorter. Today pastor Torstein in the cathedral, and pilgrim pastor Elisabeth from Denmark who comes to Trondheim every summer to welcome pilgrims, arranged a pilgrim walk for inhabitants at ome of the senior homes here in Trondheim. I am working with a project on pilgrim walks and diaconia, and when I heard about today´s walk I asked if I could join.
So some time after breakfast, we were a group of all together 18 people, walking from the senior center towards the cathedral. Ending up at Nidaros Pilgrim Center, where we had a late lunch.
Walking slowly, three of the pilgrims with their walkers, all of us helping each other up and down hills, we had several stops along the way. Pastor Elisabeth led the walk, gave us words from Jesus, showed us the old cross on the cathedral wall where pilgrims through centuries have put their fingers, shared pilgrim tales from other caminos, challeged us to walk two and two sharing from our hearts, let us drink from the St. Olav spring, prayed with us.
Three hours on a morning in July. People I had never met before, but by walking, by sharing, by reaching the goal, we all set marks of love on each others hearts.
