Before I go anywhere new and unfamiliar I always take 10 - 15 minutes to study the directions and the map of where I am going. I also plug in my phone to take me exactly where I need to while driving. However, it has happened a time or two (okay, more times than I can remember) that I've gotten lost or fell off the path. Truthfully, it has been frustrating and a bit embarrassing. I looked at the map - I had someone telling me where to go - and yet, I got lost. It shouldn't have happened, but yet it did. I wait for my GPS to re-route and eventually I make it to my destination.
In the spiritual life I think this happens to all of us too. We have God's word, Sacraments, and the Catechism giving us direction before we even go anywhere. On the journey, we have family, friends, teachers, priests, and others who have good counsel helping us/guiding us. And yet, there are times we fall into the same sinfulness or forget where we came from. Thankfully, God will always re-route us to where we need to be. We may be taken on a different path than what we would have expected, but God will always lead us to our final destination of heaven.
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Thank you Father for helping me when I get lost on my journey! I thank you for the things and the people who guide me back to the path of holiness and a deeper relationship with you. Help me to be diligent in knowing the route and listen well to the directions I am given to follow.
In your name,
Amen.
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Simply a little pencil in God's hand,
Elizabeth
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