At our ‘Little Big Church‘ tonight, Garry asked us all questions about journeys (including our favourite forms of transport and how we had come to church.) At this time of year, we think about the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem and also how the angels, shepherds and wise men all got there. For Jesus, His journey was from heaven to earth through a miraculous pregnancy – perhaps the most amazing journey anyone has ever done!
Some journeys are difficult and dangerous; we watched a video about the Caminito del Rey in Spain, which is known as the world’s ‘most dangerous walkway’. Some journeys are boring and uneventful. Life is often described as a journey, with heaven our destination. As Doug Horley reminds us, we won’t get to heaven on the back of a camel, or a sheep, jeep, pogo stick or even by going to church! We can only get to heaven through Jesus; He is the only way to the Father. (John 14:6) But even when life’s journey brings grief and difficulties, if we persevere, there is joy in the journey and freedom to those who obey (‘Joy In The Journey’, Michael Card.)
