Maker of Secret Paths

We all have hidden paths in our lives, but how often do we really look for them? Today, I want to share a heartwarming tale about making a secret clubhouse in the woods for my son and the larger meaning it unearthed about the journeys we all undertake. This story isn't just about a father and son building a clubhouse; it's about finding joy and purpose in unexpected places, and a reminder that we all have a divine path to tread.

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Transcript

Speaker 1 0:11

I love you all . This is simple thought , simple prayers . A few Saturdays ago I got a path in the small patch of woods behind our house . I told my son it was a secret passage and that we were going to make him a clubhouse in the middle of it , a special private place in the woods , just for him , because I'm skillless . His clubhouse is presently a child's lawn chair and a kitty picnic table , but it doesn't matter . He is too and is thrilled with the idea of having a path and that way age doesn't matter . We all want a path , a path to follow , a career path , a path to a better life , a path to some beyond . Even . Psalm 1611 says you make known to me the path of life . Showing my son that path brought so much life to him . That night he strained his eyes looking out the window , trying to find his special spot out amid the darkness , just looking for that clubhouse , that path .

Speaker 1 1:26

The passage continues in your presence . There is fullness of joy . At your right hand are pleasures forever more . I said there was a child's lawn chair out there in the clubhouse area I constructed . That is incomplete , for there are two chairs out there . That's the completion . It's a sort of companion , a togetherness . We do not have to sit alone .

Speaker 1 1:51

And that day , under the deep shade of the trees , I delighted there with my boy , in his pleasure , in his joy . We laughed , taking the smiles with us when night coaxed us home To think that some eternal being , some loving divinity , some tender God , has a path designed for me , staggering . But to take it further and think of how that path leads to company , to friendship , to follow the mother and son , laughter with him , is the stuff of pure joy . I want to walk that path today . I want to strain my eyes against the night for it , to catch a glimpse of it , to see it , knowing that along the way my joy will be made full , my pleasures may complete .

Speaker 1 2:42

In the maker of secret paths , lord , guide us today . Guide us in secret paths made specifically for us in order to enjoy the fullness of you . Show us that there's a seat there for us , and one across the way . That's you , and we can sit underneath the shade that you've created . And the place that you've created and the love that you've created and the refuge that you've created and the very joy that you've created Envelop us in that today . God , you have a path for us . Let us be bold enough to walk in it , let us be brave enough to go into those woods knowing that we're seeking our maker and knowing that he is there , calling us to him . Guide us , be with us , amen , amen .