The Journey And The Task
Writer Author Tim Johnson
Christian Article
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I would rather make the journey and find out there is no task, than to not make the journey and there be a task undone. For even the journey itself is an exercise in discipline and dedication, an exercise in willing faith.
If we are only willing to make the effort of the journey with a guarantee of the task upon arrival, then the task itself takes on the aspect of reward for the journey. We become more concerned with “who will sit on the right or left hand”, than “taking up the cross”, the temporal more than the eternal.
Suppose the journey is made and there is, by circumstance, an alteration to the expected task or no task at all. There has been more than one occasion in prison ministry when necessary system rules and regulations have led to such an outcome. Such occasions became the inspiration and impetus for this article. It would be simple enough to respond in such times with discouragement and frustration, a track that could easily lead to a cynical and jaded perspective.
At such a point, let us instead look for the next journey, the next task, remembering the greater need that lies outside ourselves.
Thus our mindset is always one of willing and faithful service.
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