The Highway
theophilus December 10th, 2007
The season of Advent is a journey – one that should lead us closer to Christ.
But on this journey, what road should we travel on?
Today’s first reading (Isaiah 35) tells us -
“A highway will be there, called the holy way; . . . [it] is for those with a journey to make, and on it the redeemed will walk.”
This highway – this holy way – is the path that Christ illuminates for each of us. It’s the path that he wants us to follow to reach him and live the life we are supposed to lead.
Are we on that path? Or are we on the bumpy road in the next county over? Are we doing what Christ expects of us? Or are we off on our own?
Isaiah 35 paints a great picture of the world open to us if we are on THE Highway. Conversely, other parts of Isaiah and his fellow prophets paint a rather bleak picture if we are off this highway.
It’s up to us to decide which highway we are on. We have two more weeks of our Advent journey to help lead us to that decision.
See you on the open road – let’s hope it’s the holy way.
