A Path To Walk On

July 10, 2005

I was struck suddenly by sadness when I turned right onto the tree-lined lane toward the lake.  The memory of my wedding day flooded back fresh, yet so distant a day.  It was the same path where my new husband and I posed for our wedding photos, me a beautiful bride, and he leaning me back for a kiss.

That moment was precious, and the hope of a new bride fresh.  I was ready for the path!  That was the day we had waited for.  That is the path I chose, and he was the man I wanted to walk with on the journey of life.

Oh Path!  You are not what I imagined!

Oh Path!  How could you still be there, and I am still here?  Yet, you are not what I thought, and I am not who I was.

That young hopeful bride flew far away from that sacred spot.  Off for foreign adventures, around the world away from home roots.  The journey filled years of unexpected turns and detours.

Here I am, back where I started, but not the same.

Still I am hopeful, yet my gaze has been fixed to One unseen.  Though the Path was not what I imagined it would be, I have learned to journey with One greater than I could ever imagine!

He is the unchanging, faithful friend, who not only shares this Path with me but is Himself called the Way.

He is Jesus:  "I am the Way..." (John 14.6).

Oh Jesus!  You are the Path, and you are with me on this Path.  You lead me and guide me, you never leave me alone!

"Show me your ways, O Lord,
Teach me your paths...
My hope is in you all day long."
Psalm 25.4-5

"I will guide you in the way of wisdom
And lead you along straight paths."
Proverbs 4.11

There are no guarantees I can give to a new bride, but this: let your deepest hope be in Jesus, because He is the Faithful Prince of Peace, and He really is riding on a white horse!

"I saw heaven open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True....on his head are many crowns...He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God."
Revelation 19.11-13

It is worth putting our hope in this Prince.

It is worth following Him on this Path.

"For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."
Matthew 7.13-14

Which Path are you walking on?