A Lifelong Journey

Going home is a lifelong journey.
There are always parts of ourselves that wander off in dissipation or get stuck in resentment.
Before we know it we are lost in lustful fantasies or angry ruminations.
Our night dreams and daydreams often remind us of our lostness.
Spiritual disciplines such as praying, fasting and caring are ways to help us return home.
As we walk home we often realise how long the way is.
But let us not be discouraged.
Jesus walks with us and speaks to us on the road.
When we listen carefully we discover that we are already home while on the way.

-- Henri Nouwen

The Narrow Gate

Enter through the narrow gate;

for the gate is wide and the road broad

that leads to destruction, and

those who enter through it are many.
How narrow the gate and

constricted the road that leads to life.
And those who find it are few.

-- Matthew 7:13-14