![]() Christianity had become legalized only three years before Saint Martin was born. Saint Martin of Toursīorn into a pagan family, Martin began attending a Christian church as a boy and chose to become initiated in the Church against his father’s wishes. ![]() Saint Martin of Tours is a fascinating study in what it means to live in paradox. ![]() In other words, we are well-versed in paradoxes. We understand the need to be true to ourselves while being faithful to our call. Absolutely none of these things are mutually exclusive, but we all resonate with the feeling of having more than one calling at one time. Maybe you chose them both, maybe you didn’t choose either: wife and caretaker working and mom leader and introvert. Wearing two hats (or more!) for the weekend or as a vocation. But if I’m honest, staying home feels like the simpler option. I value the simplicity of spending time in the woods. Generally between stops at the store, and cramming sleeping bags, tents, cookware, rain gear, toilet paper, ice, meals and water into the car, I will pause and think: Remind me why it takes so much stuff to slow down and live simply for the weekend? Whenever I pack to go camping, it’s inevitable that I will find myself asking the same question.
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