I Start To Wonder...

Today, I took a bus ride to downtown Ottawa. I love riding the bus, I like being in the middle of all the chaos and rushing people. Downtown Ottawa is a great place to just sit and take it all in. Everyone is rushing around going to work, on lunch break or shopping.

On the bus, I love to people watch. Yeah, I know, sounds kind of “stalker-ish” but it’s really intriguing. People are in their own little world listening to their iPod or MP3 players, talking on their cellphones or texting. Or just staring out the window dreaming. When I look at these people, I start to wonder. All these questions go through my mind.

There is an older woman, mid fifties sitting in the first seat on the left. I start to wonder. Where does she live? How many kids does she have? How is her health? Where is she going right now? There is a younger woman with a baby stroller sitting across from the older woman. She looks about no more then twenty years old. I start to wonder. How old is her child? Is that child hers, or is she babysitting? If it is her child, does she have a partner who is helping to support them? Where are they going? Last one. There’s two woman sitting together chatting across from me.. I would say they look about thirty years old. I start to wonder. How do they know each other? Do they work together? What are they laughing about? Where are they headed?

As I start to wonder all these things, I notice one thing in common.

Everyone is headed in their OWN direction. Even though the bus takes them to their requested stop, doesn’t mean that’s their destination.

Doesn’t mean by the end of the day, that’s where they want to go.

Some people go home dealing with- acceptance, anger, addictions, dating and relationships, depression, marriage, money, parents, peer pressure, problems at work/school, and the list goes on! That’s just some examples, that’s all I can think of at this moment.

I start to wonder. The girl that is sitting beside me listening to her iPod, what is she going to face when she gets home? The man sitting three seats in front of me. What is he going to face when he gets home? Everyone has problems at home. Could be big or small. Maybe they don’t even have a place to call home.

Sometimes we come to that four-way intersection in the road. We just don’t know which road to take. One road looks pretty tidy, less people and less traffic. Looks like a good road but it leads you back where you started. The another two roads have other peoples garbage laying around, just very dirty and too busy with people. One road left.

A one way street.

Leads to Jesus.

I'll leave you with these lyrics.

I lay my life down at Your feet
Cause You're the only one I need
I turn to You and You are always there

In troubled times it's You I seek
I put You first that's all I need
I humble all I am all to You

One way
Jesus
You're the only one that I could live for
One Way
Jesus
You're the only one that I could live for

You are always, always there
Every how and everywhere
Your grace abounds so deeply within me

You will never ever change
Yesterday today the same
Forever till forever meets no end

You are the Way the Truth and the Life
We live by faith and not by sight for You
We're living all for You


When times become rough and you don’t know which road to take, or which bus stop to get off at, just remember- one way, Jesus.