Just a heads up - as I mentioned in the last post, I will try to do some live streams and/or posts from Rome. In fact, there may be two of us posting from Rome (hint hint).
But then I'm going to do something I hardly ever do, which is go on vacation. So, although I hate to miss even one week of The Journey ('cause I know how hard it is to start up again with a habit after a lapse) nevertheless I am going to take the month of June off from The Journey.
As some of you know, my wife and daughter are still in the Philippines, working on custody and immigration for our grandson, our daughter's five-year-old boy. It's moving along, but slowly, and it looks like they will still be there in June. So after a few weeks in Rome for our pilgrimage, and then I'm speaking at a conference there in Rome - then I'm heading to the Philippines to join my family. We'll continue The Journey through April and May (except if I'm literally on a plane and can't do it), but then take off the month of June, and resume in July. That's the plan. More updates to come...
Dear friends - Please take 10 minutes to watch this personal update from me:
I mentioned in The Journey that I wrote a song based on Isaiah 2, which is one of my favorite OT passages:
In days to come, the mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest mountain, and raised above the hills.
All nations shall stream toward it. Many peoples shall come and say:
“Come, let us go up to the Lord’s mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, That he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths.” For from Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He shall judge between the nations, and set terms for many peoples.
They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; One nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again. House of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord!
I hope you like the song!
I hope to have another installment of THE JOURNEY up this Saturday - here's the text for the rest of the chapter - I didn't bother with the colored text since this is all from the Gospel of John.
