The 'way' is a journey

Here are some grabs from Margaret Silf's intro to Sacred Spaces

"The 'way' is a journey, not a structure. It is a process of growth, not a system of salvation."

Drawing on the Celtic imagery of 'thin places', where the veil separating heaven and earth, the intangible and the tangible, is drawn aside to allow brief or sustained interaction, Silf connects such places and significant imes of transition. For example:

• The infinite knot, weaving wholeness out of partialness, and simplicity out of complication, with our seasons of beginnings in our earliest days and years
• The high cross, connecting earth and heaven with times of commitment to the quest for truth and to live true to what we discover
• Hilltops, places of vision, with seasons of setting out on new ventures
• Wells, taking us to the depths of human experience, with times when we return to truth and our deepest sources when we have lost our way.
• Groves and springs, the provision of community, with seasons of companionship and communion of intimate friendship.
• Crossing places - causeways, bridges, cemeteries with times of significant transition
• Boundaries - the cutting edge of growth and change

All of these have significant parallels in Christian and human experience. The occasion of Lent, a time to reflect on our discipleship in conjunction with Jesus' journey to Jerusalem and the cross, affords opportunity to explore these features further.