16. Oct 2023

Kinetta - Alt Korinth

Day 101 has come. This will be my last official hike of Snail-Trail 2. I will be following the steps that the Apostel Paul took as he walked to Corinth. I will be singing my pilgrim song perhaps as he had done as well so many centuries ago.

Photo 1: As I was packing my tent away, I noticed that the sun was rising and I was greeted by this amazing display of the glory of God. That was my prayer when I left Moosburg 101 days ago that I would see the glory of God as I made my way from Germany to Greece. God did show me the beauty of his creation, from the mountains to the valleys, from the babbling water streams in the mountains to the ocean waters, in the fields and forests, sunsets and sunrises, in the songs of the birds, the whisper of the wind, the smells of flowers, rain and the sea. I could see the glory of God in the eyes and smiles of people I met along the way, radiating from the hearts of his people. In such moments cultures and languages were never a barrier.

Photo 2: On a trip like this you learn to see the glory of God in simple things. That helps you to recognize that God is at work in the complicated things and in the hard places in life.

Photo 3: The Strait of Corinth which connects the Gulf of Corinth in the Ionian Sea with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea.

Photo 4: The road to Corinth. To the right you see the mountain upon which the ancient fortress of Acrocorinth was built. At the foot of the mountain is Ancient Corinth where Paul had established the Corinthian church. Modern Corinth today is located on coast of the Ionian Sea.

Photo 5: The pillars of the Temple of Apollo at night in Ancient Corinth.