- Finding Mr Mark
There is no proper Christian who has never prayed for divine direction, because we always want to make the right choice – in marriage, career, housing, business, travels, etc. We ask God for guidance because we do not know the best way. Unfortunately, we frequently miss our way because we often fail to heed provided landmarks. Sometimes the misses are so painful that they leave us with the nagging sadness as of a highly favoured team that missed a decisive penalty in the dying seconds of a very crucial game.
When one guides another, it is traditional to give directions with recognizable indications, so that the other can tell where they have reached when they see those indications or landmarks. For example, you might say to a stranger seeking direction, “To get to Mr Mark’s house, take the second street left, where you find a tall mango tree. Walk about a minute down that street to the Catholic cathedral to your right, then take the road opposite it. Walk down two minutes until you get to the tall telecommunication mast. The green-roof bungalow next to it is his house.” The landmarks are: second street left, tall mango tree, Catholic cathedral, telecommunication mast, green-roof bungalow. If any of those landmarks should be missing at the indicated place, there is bound to be confusion, delay, frustration, or even a termination of the trip. It is one thing to obey instructions and walk in a given direction, it is another to find the landmarks.
