Pilgrimage Ponderings
Reflectors
One of my sons has developed a fascination for reflectors. It started after a snow and ice storm last winter. Once the snow was melted, we noticed that there were lots of reflectors that had been knocked to the side of the road, probably by the vehicles that scrape the roads. This year we gave my son a reflector for his birthday.
So I've been thinking about reflectors. Because I travel a lot, and am often traveling an unfamiliar road at dusk or in the dark, I appreciate the reflectors. I could find my way home without them most of the time, but they make my journey easier to navigate.
When I think about what it means to follow Christ, to love God and to love my neighbor, it seems to me that a reflector is a good metaphor. We people of faith are called to reflect the light of Christ so that others might find their way on this journey of life. I believe that God will do what God will do, and that God is calling all of creation into relationship with God's self. So it's very possible that the people God is calling will find God just fine without my help. It's also quite possible, that when I seek to shine the light of God's love in the world, it makes the way easier for others to find their way home.
I wonder when people are on this journey called life, do they see the way more clearly with well-placed and well-anchored reflectors along the way? Or have the reflectors been iced over and knocked to the side of the road?
