The Path
Step by step we build our paths and soon we find our way.
The Father starts us out at first, then parents have their say.
At first our steps are shaky and we need a helping hand.
We follow those we trust- until we finally stand.
Soon the path is ours to choose: some right and some choose left.
The path can take us far from home, can leave us quite bereft.
We make some friends along the way who help us lay each brick.
We walk together for awhile, the paths join up, and stick.
But each of us must find our way, we all have our own path.
These paths can crack and when they do the weeds can set us back. We trip on them or get caught up, we lose our footing now.
We need to find a smoother way, a clearer path….but how?
Step by step it’s time to change the route we might have chosen. The Father speaks into our hearts and we’re no longer frozen.
We learn to move into the light and suddenly it’s there!
A better way, a straighter path, we run without a care!
We notice as the years go by that our path is turning ‘round.
Our eyes no longer scan ahead but glance toward the ground.
We built our path, we journeyed forth, adventures where we roamed.
And funny- all our final steps are leading us back home.
