Along the Way

Along the way

we will cross

the same river

more than once

learning the same lesson

over

and

over  

again

and

again 

in different ways 

at different times

  

depending on ourselves 

and our own strength

whether we go our own way

or choose to follow His

we try

the hard way,

easy way, narrow way,

wandering away,

losing our way

we  succeed,

stumble, fail,

rest

and try again

before  

we ever finally

reach a
 temporary destination

only to find

we are not in control

of the lessons

only whether

we are willing

to learn

Hiking at Glen Eyrie

Colorado Springs, CO

I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me.  No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,  I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us. Phillipians  3:12-15