When I survey the wondrous cross

Blair sings this hymn evey day on the camino... there are just so many crosses on the camino that you cannot help but think about it - and how it must have been for Jesus - some of the churches have also very graphic depictions of Jesus on the cross that you really can feel the pain.... our guide book (John Brierly) states that now in modern day spain less than 20% are practising catholics.... and yet the search continues for truth - we have met a young Brazilian man Eduardo who has a PHD sociology working at a University in England is walking the camino for about the 5th time since 2004 - he was very interesting to talk to and is researching te decline in traditional church attendance and yet the increase in people coming on pilgramages such as the camino - especially this year which is a Holy year... some of the crosses on the way are actually for pilgrams who died along the way - it doesn´t say how - but we read somewhere that some died by being hit by cars... and we thought we were safe walking......