A Lovely Local Man

A few days ago we stopped for lunch in a nice shady spot by the local church. I started to walk into the church as an elderly man was closing the massive front door to the church, but he insisted that I come in.  He wanted me to see the beautiful church and listen to what he had to say about the crosses, alter and candles. He saw that I wanted to light a candle, so he relit a match that had already been burnt and then handed me the match to light my candle. I then said a prayer for all the pilgrims walking the Camino. As I was leaving, he held both my hands and said "Buen Camino" and some other things that unfortunately I could not understand in Spanish, and then gave me a kiss on the cheek. I think at this very moment it became more clear to me as to why I am walking the Camino....