Francis was too much absorbed in thought not to desire to place in other hands the direction of the little company.
"Let us choose," he said, "one from among ourselves to guide us, and let him be to us as the vicar of Jesus Christ.

Wherever it may please him to go we will go, and when he may wish to stop anywhere to sleep there we will stop." They chose Brother Bernardo and did as Francis had said.

They went on full of joy, and all their conversations had for their object only the glory of God and the salvation of their souls.
Their journey was happily accomplished.

Everywhere they found kindly souls who sheltered them, and they felt beyond a doubt that God was taking care of them.[6] Francis's thoughts were all fixed upon the purpose of their journey; he thought of it day and night, and naturally interpreted his dreams with reference to it.

One time, in his dream, he saw himself walking along a road beside which was a gigantic and wonderfully beautiful tree.