An Invitation to Intimacy

At first, I wondered if I had made a mistake about this plan to walk the Wicklow Way.

I had even settled on the dates in line with one of the participants who wanted to walk with me and would be free to do so at that time.

Then, this week, with complications that have arisen for those who intended to journey with me, soon it was down to just me going on the walk.

However, at the same time, since Monday, I had been aware of a growing feeling that the LORD wanted me to walk these seven days alone. I sensed that He wanted to have an intimate time with me away from all the demands and distractions of my normal daily life.

It was about this time this week that I realised the trailhead for the Wicklow Way starts right beside the property of the school I attended. I would be walking on the first day around that same school property and then proceeding up the mountains where I used to roam and play between the ages of 13 and 17.

I would also be walking within 5 to 10 minutes of the very place in the school where I dedicated my life to Jesus and his service, ‘where it all began’, on 1 July 1973.

These realisations made me all the more convinced that the Father is drawing me to a personal place this coming week. I have a deep feeling of awe and wonder at the thought of what is just ahead.