The Compass: Navigating the Interior Journey

The Compass: Navigating the Interior Journey

Dark Days--and the Goodness of God

What I discovered on one of the hardest days of my life

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Gene Maynard
Jul 16, 2025
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June 13. The Camino de Santiago pilgrimage. 22 miles from Burgos.

It was one of the most grueling, exhausting, and soul-shaping days of my life.

My wife and I were two weeks into the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage, making our way west across Spain. June 13th was going be our longest day—22 miles. It would be the farthest either of us had ever walked in a …

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