We’re Off!

Give me my scallop shell of quiet,
My staff of faith to walk upon,
My scrip of joy, immortal diet,
My bottle of salvation,
My gown of glory, hope’s true gage,
And thus I’ll take my pilgrimage.

(from “The Passionate Man’s Pilgrimage”, attributed to Sir Walter Raleigh)

(Originally posted to Pilgrims on the Way.)