Walking the Talk: A Pilgrimage with Peace Pilgrim

“I am a pilgrim, a wanderer. I shall remain a wanderer until mankind has learned the way of peace, walking until I am given shelter and fasting until I am given food.” Peace Pilgrim

From 1953 – 1981, twenty-eight years, this silver-haired woman, known simply as Peace Pilgrim, walked, lived, and spoke to all whom she encountered about the way of peace. She walked alone, penniless, and with no organizational backing. She walked “as a prayer” to inspire others to pray and work for peace. She wore a navy-blue shirt and slacks, and a short tunic with pockets all around the bottom where she carried her only possessions: a comb, folding toothbrush, ballpoint pen, and copies of her message and current correspondence. There would be seven pilgrimages across the US and Canada totally 25,000+ miles. Mostly, she was known for her infectious joy which just seemed to increase with age.

Once when an interviewer commented, “You seem to be a most happy woman,” she replied, “I certainly am a happy person. How could one know God and not be joyous?” Still, identifying with no particular religion, she described God as an “all-pervading spirit which binds everything in the universe together and gives life to everything. I could not be where God is not. You are within God. God is within you.”

During this 8-week pilgrimage, we’ll walk alongside Peace Pilgrim and see what some of her extraordinary experiences on the road have to reveal to us about our own journeys. On Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00 pm eastern, beginning January 15th thru March 5th, we’ll peer lovingly into her inner life where she describes the three key areas of spiritual growth: preparations, purifications and relinquishments. Our pilgrim guide, Stephanie Rutt, will also introduce us to the Jesus Prayer in Old Slavonic, the constant practice of another peace pilgrim chronicled in the Way of a Pilgrim from the Christian Orthodox tradition.

Come and begin the new year by cultivating peace within as we journey into very unfamiliar territory in 2025. Together, we’ll will create a womb of peace, a heart of joy, and a soul belonging only to God.

Registration cost for the 8-part ONLINE series: $85 per person. (There is no part-time registration fee.)

Click here for a copy of the book, Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words