I can tell you
that you will know
the strange graces
that come to our aid
only on a road
such as this
–Jan Richardson, Beloved Is Where We Begin
If You are telling me one thing
as I begin my Lenten journey,
it is that I am on the right road,
“a road such as this,”
this back-and-forth life,
this finding myself scattered
and gathered again,
this moment by moment choosing
to come home to You,
to breathe in trust
and take the next step.
There isn’t another road,
another God,
another life.
There is only this day
and the strange grace
that here and now
and always
–no matter what I see
or don’t see–
You meet me
and call me
Your beloved.
Open my eyes to see You.
Open my heart to love You.
Open my arms to greet You
everywhere
You appear.
Every valley shall be filled in,
every mountain and hill made low.
The crooked roads shall become straight,
the rough ways smooth.
–Luke 3:5 (NIV)
An Everyday Pilgrim 