This is an updated post from 2010. I don’t think I’ve ever abandoned this idea. In fact, I think the concept inspired a couple of my books (who knows, maybe all of them) pictured below. I was definitely thinking of it when I created the homepage of my website, which contains the umbrella photo below.
Photo is from my recent hike among the cedar trees. ©CindyThomson2010
As we approach the New Year, lots of people start thinking about goals and what they hope to accomplish in the next year. It’s good to experience a renewal, a time to make things right.
But I’m finding myself being more drawn to the concept of journey, of seeking the path God has marked out for me and following the best I can, in faith because I cannot see how it ends. I may have hopes and dreams and even plans for the coming year, but only some things are within my control. The rest I will leave up to God. And that’s not an act of giving up. It’s a journey I choose to take with a little bit of wariness and a lot of anticipation. God’s plans are always better than my own.
From The Roots of Irish Wisdom:
Alone with none but Thee, my God,
I journey on my way;
What need I fear when Thou art near,
Oh King of night and day?
More safe am I within Thy hand
Than if a host did round me stand.
~Attributed to St. Columba
