My wife and I passed Mihara, Shimonoseki, Hakata, and Yamamoto village where Rudobigo Ibaragi had chosen God. We prayed there and put up at an inn in Karatsu. On the next day, we continued on our journey to Imari, Takeo, and Sonogi being jolted on a single tracked train and bus.
Twenty-six martyrs were getting tired from a long journey. Before they were about to enter Nagasaki where they were to be martyred, there was a course hard road waiting. The road from Yamamoto to Sonogi was mountainous and a very steep road continued. They hardly saw anyone pass by on that road. Their body got so weak but they proceeded to climb up to the steep road quietly.
When they went over the mountain and reached to the top, they could get the whole view of Omura Bay. They took a rest there. At their feet, the beautiful scenery of Omura Bay which was like a quiet Ocean spread out. They were touched by the wonderful scenery and felt their tiredness and pains disappear.
If there is such wonderful scenery which comforts us on earth, how much greater scenery waits for us when we finish our journey of martyrdom and go back to heaven. Meditating on that, they might have feel joy and praise spring out from their inside.
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