100 Hours Walking Towards the Calvary: Chapter 1 – The First Steps of Faith
Hour twenty: sleep tried to find me like a rumor spreading. My eyelids grew heavy and my steps slackened. I discovered a small chapel open to the night—a square of warmth in a city that had forgotten how to pray aloud. The church smelled of wax and old wood and something sweet too, like dried flowers kept safe. I sat on a pew and let the silence of that carved place press into me. The sanctuary offered more than comfort; it offered permission. Permission to be more than a commuter, more than a list of obligations. The candles flickered like the tiny stars of other people's private weather.
The second hour brought a sense of fatigue, my legs beginning to ache and my feet to blister. But I pressed on, fueled by determination and a growing sense of wonder. What lay ahead, I wondered? Would I make it to the Callary, or would I turn back, defeated by the challenges of the road?
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