“Having come to know Jesus, we are forbidden to return by the way we came.” St. Gregory

The new year is approaching.

It’s right around the corner.
One moment, I’m sure of where I’m heading. Another moment, I’m thinking, maybe it’s time to change course instead.

It’s a voice that’s not very loud.
It’s God’s voice.  Ever so soft.  So very still.

Like a stone cast upon a pond standing cold in the winter, my heart thinks it’s resting when it feels a ripple cascade from the center.

Come back to me, Bonnie.
But, don’t come back the way you came.
I want you to journey ahead — by traveling another way.

Like the wise men who traveled long and hard, to follow the star that finally led them to Jesus, God is telling me in more ways than one.
It’s time for your homecoming. And I want you to return — by a different route…

To be continued…

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