The Pilgrim Life: Finding God Along the Way Pre-Order

Pre order. Release March 3, 2025.

Whether or not we ever “go on pilgrimage” like Chaucer’s Canterbury pilgrims—whether we ever leave the place we were born—our lives are journeys: as people of faith, we go where God sends us, and God goes with us everywhere (although sometimes hidden or disguised). As most true pilgrims discover, the journey is rarely an uncomplicated affair of “there and back again.” The course of our ordinary lives tends to follow a grittier, less predictable trajectory: we start out, we lose our way; we meet unexpected dangers, obstacles, opportunities, and blessings.  But God in our lives of faith does not only set us on our way: God is with us always.  The essays in this book invite the reader to see the ways God has sent, and saved, and guided us, all the days of our lives.

“Deborah Douglas not only invites us to become stronger in our faith; she cheers for us as we go along. She celebrates each step. She offers grounded encouragement and heartfelt joy.”

—Mary C. Earle, Episcopal priest, poet, author, from the Foreword

“Deborah Douglas’ book on pilgrimage is a rich tapestry of invitation and insight. A modern mystic and spiritual guide, Douglas exquisitely weaves the wisdom of the mystics of yore with her own experience in a way that beckons us to explore the depth and breadth of our own encounters with God and one another.”

—The Rev. Canon Jan Naylor Cope, Provost, Washington National Cathedral

“This is a beautifully written book by an author who knows and is known by God. Reading these essays invited me to open my eyes and heart to see God in all aspects of my life.”

—The Rev. Mike Pulsifer, retired pastor, United Presbyterian Church, USA