Just Stay on Track!

How many times has it been said to me, "Just stay on track!"? Then I see a sight such as this and mull on those words as a blessing . . .

  • May the track your life is on bring you to the newness of sunrise each day.
  • May your every sunrise be filled with the colors of beauty and delight.
  • May you not be so busy that you don't have time to have a cup of coffee and visit with the people at the rail side elevator as you move ahead.
  • May the 'sailor's warning' of such a dawning find its resolve in the 'sailor's delight' of an evening spent with friends and family reflecting on a day lived well.
  • At the spot where rails and trees seem to converge, may you find your way continuing to open before you, straight and true, leading to peace and content along the way.
  • May the foundation under your tracks be set upon the certainty of Faith in God, the strength of Christ the Rock, and the solid unwavering Love of the Holy Spirit.
  • May the countryside through which you travel open your eyes to wonders you never imagined, challenges you never expected and opportunities you never saw coming.
  • May the rush of the wind around you heighten your awareness of your humanity, enliven in your heart the possibilities before you and set in your soul the Joy of Divinity in you.
And,
  • May the awe which stopped you here to look down the tracks be the holiness which guides your journey down every sacred way God would have you go.
You never know what amazement and new blessing may come to you along the way if only you would, "Just stay on track!" 
Something to ponder on the way.
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Photograph (c)2019 by Debbie Renth. Used with permission.

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