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After a sound night’s sleep, we managed to get rousted from our rooms for breakfast; porridge and cereal. Afterwards, we headed on to the Croi (pronounced cree), a delightfully round and partly subterranean place of worship (see here for what this looks like) at Corrymeela for 25 minutes of deafening silence and a short liturgy about peace. Continuing the theme, we broke into groups to discuss the peace and conflict in our communities. Through touchy topics, heated debates, and some arguments, we had finally come up with a list of things we loved, disliked, and thought we could improve in our communities.
Our spirits were lifted from the heavy topics once we ran outside to play capture the flag. As laziness took over, a group of us stood watching the water. Standing out with fellow Corrymeela travelers, it seemed like we were standing at the edge of the world.
Grateful to be reunited, we sat around and relaxed before dinner. After one too many pieces of cake, we headed down to the beach for a chilly dip and ice cream at Maud's in Ballycastle. As we made our way back to evening service to speak about what makes us happy, the 9 PM sun (above) was still high over the horizon. Finishing off with hot chocolate, we ran back to our dorms for a long night’s sleep.
- Sarah and other pilgrims
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