Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Road.
Don’t ask me for directions as in all likelihood, I won’t be able to name streets very well. I tend to notice landmarks. I always get where I need to be, but not due to knowing the names of the streets and roads.
Given the choice of taking a main highway or a lesser known road, I will always choose the roads. It drives some of my family crazy when I do so.
“Go the highway!”, they insist.
Some days leave me feeling awkward for not liking and choosing the same as others.
But the roads are more peaceful, less congested, and honestly, where I am most comfortable.
And the word prompt brought these feelings to surface with these two reminders:
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I””
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.”(from The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost)
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” (Matthew 7:13-14, NIV)
I have chosen the lesser known, the narrow road,
and it has made all the difference,
and leads to life.
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash
Today I may be joining …
I took the road less traveled by;
it looked unkempt and dear!
But I soon learned the reason why:
you can’t get there from here.
It wound through gracious autumn hills
with reds from God’s own colour wheel,
past ancient mossy river-mills
that oozed rustic appeal
until it turned unto the west,
direction of my destination,
and God there set me to a test,
a measure of my consternation,
to not cry out when I read
the warning sign: “Bridge Out Ahead”.
The less traveled roads in life and on the path to God are both more peaceful, Joanne!
Such a lovely reflection, Joanne. I love exploring the unknown of country roads or mountain trails. They always seem to be the most beautiful. The path too Christ is certainly the same!
Blessings,
Tammy
I like taking the backroads too, you get to see more country!
I love your reflection, Joanne. I’m left-handed and I’ll tell my husband ‘go right’ and be pointing left! Confuses him no end.
Taking the road less travelled, is often difficult, but it makes sense to us.
“I have chosen the lesser known, the narrow road, and it has made all the difference,
and leads to life.” I love this, Joanne. I have chosen the lesser known one too and felt a loneliness because of it, and certainly misunderstood, but it’s because of Him and I wouldn’t trade that for anything. Thanks for sharing. Visiting from #3 this week.
I too love that narrow road, leading to life. Love your reflections here!
I too prefer the roads to the highways.
Thank you, Joanne. I love the way you describe this aspect of your ways. Blessings to you.
I wonder if that quote from Robert Frost was inspiration for M Scott Peck’s wonderful book ‘A Road Less Traveled’, which was where my mind explored for this prompt, in FMF #26