the good way

Opening Prayer: Help us to see, O Lord, that we find the good way not by immediate action, or by knee-jerk reaction, but by standing, looking, asking, and then walking.  Help us to resist the urge to dive right in, when we should be stopping and praying.   

Scripture: Jeremiah 6:16

Journal: How do you typically try to find the good way?  How well does that typically work for you?  What would it look like to stand, look, ask, and then walk?  Will you?

Reflection:

     the good way

         jer. 6:16

you can’t start with go

if you want to reach

God’s chosen destination

you must start with stop

you must pause and consider

you must observe and pay attention

you must see both the conditions 

and possibilities

you must ask

how the ancients

found their way

into the promised land

you must ask

where the good way is

for the way

is as important

as the destination

then and only then

can you walk

the path that appears

before you

guided by the peace

of knowing that 

your entire journey

is in hands far greater

than your own

Prayer

Closing Prayer: Help us to stop, O Lord, for we are not good at it.  And stopping is the gateway to the good way.  Help us to never forget that.  Amen.