From The Ladder To The Artichoke

Help me to journey beyond the familiar and into the unknown.    Give me the faith to leave old ways and break fresh ground with You. – St. Brendan

 Thinking and writing about the ladder I envisioned encouraged me to set aside the familiar and take a step into the unknown, a realm in which I often felt uncomfortable and fearful.

It also inspired me to seek God in a way that I never before imagined.

 

 I am a poor student. It has taken me many years to listen, even more to learn. My ladder took more than a decade to construct. I must confess that it was not a labor of love; it was an instrument of survival.

 God decided that the ladder was a good learning tool for me, one that I needed to attempt to climb every day, and carry with me wherever I went. Because I am a slow learner, He decided to give me other tools to help me along the path I had chosen, the path to a better understanding and closer relationship with Him.

 One day, while I was wrestling with Fear and losing, God handed me an artichoke, figuratively speaking of course. – Excerpt from “I’m Afraid”

 

The idea of the ladder and its construction provided me with a new, fascinating, and enticing concept of the Almighty.

I did not know if the ladder was the end of the lesson or the beginning.

The artichoke completely baffled me.

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Do Not Be Afraid!!!