Saturday, April 04, 2009

The Road Less Traveled


TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

- Robert Frost

Jesus had a choice. He chose the road that led to shame, suffering, and death. Not out of compulsion, but out of love. Knowing that, and living in light of it, makes all the difference.

1 comment:

  1. Great service today. It really helped prepare me for the week ahead. Looking forward to Friday's service....so wish Kevin didn't have to miss it. Feeling very thankful to be a part of New Hope.

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