June 5________________________________________
Take nothing for your journey. -Luke 9:3(NLT)
TRAVEL LIGHT
A poem and essay by ILMA
When you go and do the works for Christ
No need not bring things, just travel light
Jesus led a humble and simple life
He wants his disciples to simplify.
There’s no need to carry your many baggage
When you have nothing, you won’t have attachments
Travel light and you will have a clearer mind and view
Have more things and peace and joy will evade you.
________________________________________When I go on a trip, I am not one of those light travellers. I like to make sure that I got everything I need. I don’t like to waste my time going to find and purchase something just because I decided not to bring it. Because I can be obsessive compulsive with packing and organizing, it becomes very difficult to have a restful vacation or camping. I end up enslaved with putting things out and arranging them again and again. What a waste of time! I end up stressed and anxious.
Do you ever wonder why Jesus told his disciples to take nothing on their journey from town to town as they preach the good news? I think it is because he doesn’t want us to divert our focus on the things they are carrying. It makes their travel more burdensome. He wants them to rely on him for everything and for what hospitality others will give them.
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PRAYER
Lord, help me never to get attached to anything.
REFLECTION
Why is travelling light essential in our Christian walk?
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