Walk for Peace

One of the unexpected events of the trip to the Jesuit Missions was the Walk for World Peace that we came across after Mass in Concepción. In what was quite a small town it seemed as if almost everyone had turned out for the march followed by speeches. It’s always easy to think that my walking around a remote town in a remote country on a remote continent can’t possibly make a difference to the distant wars and acts of aggression going on in the world… and to stay at home. People there obviously thought differently and were present with great enthusiasm and energy to reflect on and pray for peace at all levels from the home to the world.


It was good to be somewhere that apathy hadn’t conquered and where there was a real confidence that MY presence, MY prayer, MY voice does matter.