Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Dearest God,

When it is time to return home, you let us know.  You call.  Your voice reaches us.  We come.

I used to think getting from point A to point B was a short journey.  You just move from here to there.  But then you showed me that the journey itself is never to be overlooked or missed.  What happens during the journey can be almost better than getting where you are going.

When I thought of a trip back home, nearly 1100 miles, I felt weary and tired.  I just wanted to get home.  But my husband started driving and I started looking around.  Wow!  If I had simply flown, taken an airplane , I would have missed all that I saw today.  The hills, valleys, and mountains, the streams, lakes, and rivers, the changing of the colors, and spending time in the car with my husband of 27 years...I would have forfeited the sights and scenes all around me.  I am sorry for wishing to get home quickly!

So often I am a slow learner.  There have been times when I wanted to escape my present reality for another.  I wanted you to fix my problem, to transport me to another time and space.  I have prayed for you to use a magic wand to change my situation.  But then you showed me another way by offering your hand.  Together we climbed the hills and mountains.  We descended into the valleys.  We took the twists and turns together.  We went places I could never have visited alone.  Always the journey gave me extra benefits along the way like eyes to see below and above the surface of my life, the ability to pause and take in the beauty and goodness in the moment, and learning how courage is formed through trust, just to name three.

As I took my turn driving I gave thanks for the blessing of being a passenger and then driving the distance myself.  You are so good, Lord, to teach us life lessons.  Thanks for the call!

Glorious God,
thank you
for the call
of faith.
Thank you
for the opportunity
to travel
with you
through life.
Thank you
for the
scenery developing
all around me.
Thank you
for your
living presence
always at work
touching and
inspiring me
to faith!

Love always, Andrea