“Are we there yet?” “How far is it?”
We used to hear this a lot from our kids during a long road trip. As we mature, we still ask “how far is it?”, but with a different purpose in mind. We learn that a journey is a process that brings us from one point to another, with stops and starts, re-fueling and adjustments along the way. The same is true of a spiritual journey. Whether days, weeks, or years, it is a movement through time, and possibly through physical space, but also in one’s heart and mind, one’s emotions and thinking. Along the way we change, as God prepares us for what he has next.
We’re going to see how far it was to Bethlehem for Mary and Joseph, how God brought them to an encounter with Him through His incarnate Son. We’ll see how they changed spiritually, even as they journeyed physically.
Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25
