Life is a Highway
Thoughts on transition moments and the beauty that can be found in between it all.
Recently, I was driving a few hours from my family’s house back to mine - a few hours to transition out of one home and back to another. I was feeling restless and it began to show. I continued to change my posture, unable to find a comfortable position with so many thoughts in my mind. I began flipping from one audiobook to the next then to music then back to an audiobook then finally to a podcast.
With time still left in the car, I started to talk to God. We talked about the transition moments I had coming up and the transition moments that were behind me. We talked about the things in my peripheral vision and what was in the rearview mirror. I wondered what lay ahead of me on the road and feelings of frustration and fear began to appear like warning signs. I hoped to see a bumper sticker that read, “Jesus, I trust in you” but I knew it was the bumper sticker I was supposed to put on my car - an exterior image of an internal disposition.
As I drove, back to what was known, I continued to think about all of the unknowns in my life. I told Jesus what I hoped this transition period would look like and how long I hoped it would last. I told Him about transitions I was sick of having and ones I dreamed of.
Mid conversation, the background noise of my podcast cut through and I heard the speaker say, “Life is about transition moments and what we make of them.”
So often, I want to speed through the transition to get to the good parts of stability and routine. So often I treasure what could be or what will be rather than holding onto the treasure that is today. So often, my eyes are focused on the future that I miss out on the goodness and the glory that is today.
Everyday is filled with transition and waiting. We send a text and wait for a reply, we begin to prepare a meal and wait to eat, we make the sign of the cross and wait for the presence of God to come. Every little and big moment is a preparation for the eternal waiting and transitions, well, they give us an opportunity to wait well.
We wait for the sun to rise and we look forward to when the sun will set; what if we treasured the moments of the beauty between?
A few hours later, after making it to my destination and climbing out of the car, a recent quote from Pope Leo XIV came to mind, “Even when it seems we are able to do little in life, it is always worthwhile. There is always the possibility to find meaning, because God loves our life.”
God loves my journey, so much so, that He is holding the roadmap in His hand.
Where are you journeying right now?
