Finding our Way

It's easy to lose your way in this town. Yesterday, a new GSU student came to visit my office at Trinity Episcopal Church. About fifteen minutes after she was scheduled to arrive, she called and said, "Uh... I just passed the city limits and am by the fair grounds. Am I headed in the right direction?" Not by a long shot, sister. But after a few minutes on the phone and a new set of more reliable directions, she turned around, found her bearings, and finally made it to the church.

Any new student can tell you how easy it is to get turned around in the 'Boro. MapQuest and Google Maps don't work very well here; roads in town aren't always marked; and it doesn't help that the Bypass changes names and numbers every few feet. But life is sort of like that no matter where you are. With all the twists and turns and unnamed roads out there, it's good to have people you can call when you feel turned around.

When people asked Jesus the way to get to heaven, Jesus said, "I am the way." The way that Jesus lived--with love for all people, with concern for the poor and helpless, and with a sincerity and a selflessness that put everyone else before himself--is the way God hopes we all might live. At ECM, we're on that journey together. None of us are perfect, and we don't get it right all the time. But we are here for one another when things get tough and they way becomes less clear.

Just like anywhere else, it's easy to lose your way in this town. But when you've got friends who are on a common Christian journey with you, you're only a call away from finding your way back to where you want to be.