Finding the Way

When it comes to driving and navigating, I have no sense of direction and I get lost easily.  One time in high school, I was leaving a meeting at night and needed to follow someone to find my way back from a church that is ten minutes from my house.  Needless to say, my directional skills are lacking and there have been many times when I was unsure of the way to go.  Thinking about direction in a bigger way, we are reminded in today’s (Monday 5/3) gospel that Jesus is our ultimate guide.  “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me’” (John 14:6).  Without Jesus, we would be lost.

Looking around, it is easy to see many who are lost and lacking direction.  Turn on the news or open up social media to see acts of violence, attacks against certain opinions, and constant negativity.  Take notice of a lot of the music, TV shows, and movies that are popular.  Many of these forms of media mock Christianity and people of faith, glorify and normalize sin, and use inappropriate and degrading language.  These kinds of things have been accepted by many, even among those who identify as Christians.  This is not the way that Jesus offers us.

Apart from Jesus, the road is dark, confusing, and dangerous.  He knows what we need and leads us to the Father.  When we follow Jesus and truly believe that He is the only way, we will know truth and have life that is full.  Everything that we are seeking can be found in Him. 

There are many people who have not discovered who Jesus is and who He wants to be for them.  Others have walked away from Him.  Some have never taken time to develop a relationship with Him.  Our world is lost with no direction.  To put it simply, our world needs Jesus.

Spend some time praying that all who are lost and searching would find Jesus and let Him guide them.  Pray that we would let Him be everything for us; the way, the truth, and the life.