We sure love a good metaphor in the church. For example, you may have noticed that we like to talk a lot about journeys. There are Advent journeys and Lent journeys, there are mission journeys and new church journeys, there are new life journeys and end of life journeys.
We seem to be always beginning. Or at least we have a tendency to speak about how we start our journey of faith and we rarely talk about having arrived. Yet, each day is a new beginning, a reaffirmation of the desire to be a follower of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. So, once again, the journey begins.
Even though there are those of us who are more seasoned travelers on the journey of faith, we are constantly met with new companions. Rather than being slowed down by this, we are rejuvenated by the zeal that new travelers often bring with them. “The journey begins” then is a time of celebration and of hopefulness. We are looking forward to becoming the community that we long to be and are described as being by the very one we follow.
So, here in the late summer and beginning of fall, when some things are winding down and other things are starting up, it is time for us to remember who we are and to whom we belong. Let’s get back on the path, restart our journey together, and embrace our faith with passion and with joy.
Blessings, Kathi
