Why I am going to #wyd @madrid11_en

Some people have asked me why i am going to Madrid for the world youth day, and many have asked what i hope to achieve out of the wyd.

Honestly i do not know what i hope to achieve. I know 3 years ago, i wanted to go to the sydney wyd, but i was unable to, as it was avery busy year for Choice, and i did not have that many days of leave.I followed the wyd very closely online, reading blogs and news artciles, watching videos of the event, and really wishing i was there. It was then that i decided that i would attend the next wyd, where ever it may be held, and started my planning since then.

Hoever i still do not know why i am going to the wyd, and i can only answer that i am going there for the experience. Many people have testified to great miracles at the world youth day, including finding thie life direction and vocation at the wyd. For me, i do not even know what i am seeking , or what i hope to achieve

I know that the wyd is the single largest expression of our catholic faith, and the largest gathering of catholics from aroudn the world. It is definately more then a large picnic for rowdy youths, but actually an event that shows the world that our catholic faith is alive, relevant and happening!

Despite not knowing why i am going to madrid, i know that i felt called to it, and that ive been planning this for 3 years. Although i can't say that i am jumping up and down in excitement, there is a growing anticipation for the event building in my heart. I have been further blessed with a job in Malaysia Airlines, enabling me to travel to the wyd at a fraction of the price that most pilgrims will have to pay.

So i guess, i will go to the wyd with simple objective, to encounter Christ in all the pilgrims that he has called to Him in Madrid. That i will partake in this expression of faith, to meet like minded catholics from around the world, and to grow spiritually through the sessions held.

What can i expect? Well i decided to set expectations to a minimum, but i hope to have a prayerful week in Madrid. I look forward to adoration of the blessed sacraments around the city, to learn more about my faith and at a very minimum, a break from my hectic busy life.

Todays reading from Deutreronomy struck me as very relevant .

"For you are a holy people to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you so that you would be his particular people out of all the peoples who are upon the earth."

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