Finding The Way

On the Trail near Sedona, Arizona

One of my husband's favorite stories to tell about me involves a trail to a waterfall, a hot day in a desert, me taking a wrong turn, and us wandering for about an hour, trying to find the trail. I like to remind John that the waterfall was beautiful when we finally got to it, but somehow my part of the story never makes up for the time spent looking for the trail.

Have you ever gotten lost? It has happened to me more times than I can count. I remember getting lost in St. Louis on our honeymoon. We ended up in a less than desirable neighborhood at night when John's wedding ring slipped off his finger in the car. We pulled over and turned on the overhead light to help. I remember feeling so exposed as we sat there. Fortunately John found his ring quickly and we moved on. This was before GPS, cell phones, and in-car mapping systems.

Believing in Jesus Christ as our Savior leads us along a path that is clearly the Way. Jesus describes this path in what I consider to be one of the most beautiful sections of Scripture.

"Do not let your heart be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going."

Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?"

Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him," (John 14:1-7 NIV).

O Gracious God, our hearts are so thankful for Your Word. Your promises comfort us and assure us that we know the Way to You. Thank You for sending Your Son to show us how to find You and the place that is prepared for us in eternity. We pray in the name of Your Son, Jesus. Amen.