Over the past six months, I’ve traveled to dozens of renowned pilgrimage sites across Asia and the Middle East. Whether it be the Sikh’s Golden Temple in India, the Bahá’í Gardens in Israel, Buddhist temples in Nepal’s Lumbini (the birthplace of Buddha), Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia Islamic shrine in New Delhi, India’s Kashi Vishwanath Hindu Temple, mosques of great importance throughout Turkey, or historic churches in Turkey, Israel, and Palestine, I’ve seen thousands of people traveling miles (often on foot!) just…
