On Wandering and Peace

Wigg-Stevenson, mentioned in the previous post, said that "the life of discipleship is a life of wandering".  Someone else has said that all who wander are not lost.

It's hard to keep our heart at peace if we just stay at home, where everything is a known factor, where all is comfort and convenience.  That seems like a contradictory statement.  There is a peace that comes from that feeling of wellness, when all is settled, life stresses are at a minimum, and we don't have to think so much about what the next step needs to be.  But for a disciple, that kind of peace doesn't last very long, until he or she gets a vague sense of restlessness, a sense that we are somehow missing out on what God is up to in the world.  It's as if we wake up late one morning and realize Jesus has already walked out the door to start His day without us.

There's a peace called the peace of God.  A disciple of Christ in this world is not really at rest and peace until he or she knows the comfort of wandering with Jesus,  The disciple already accepts that this world is not heaven, and that we are called to a life of trial and suffering and toil, but it is a life set apart with Jesus.  It's a life that is also marked by the pure joy of knowing He is glorified when we stay on mission with Him.