God's Way

 

These guys seem to know where they are going. Or, that is the impression I get every time I see a flock of birds headed across the sky. Together, birds can cover vast areas on their migratory routes, apparently always ending up where they intend to go. No map. No GPS. They just know.

If only it were so easy for us humans. We don’t just know. We make decisions and choices throughout our lives as we try to make it to our destination. If we can decide what our destination is first! We live in this wonderful burden of free will. We are always having to decide.

In Joshua we read, “And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” We may not know all the details we wish to know, but all our choices can be to follow Gods way. We can be true to the life of love and grace. We can be true to ourselves. We can be true to the journey.

The birds also make me think of how important it is to travel together. They know better than to go it alone. Like the birds, we need each other for this uncertain journey.

Peace.