Diana Nyad just swam from Cuba to Florida.  Looking at her, it appeared to be a brutal journey but she got where she wanted to go.

So many people tell me to enjoy the journey.  Or appreciate the journey.  Or learn from the journey.  There are plenty Bible stories that tell us about the journey and the travails that others encountered.  Stop and smell the roses.  Be still and know.

I appreciate the importance of experiencing the journey but we are all headed somewhere, right?  A friend of mine wrote in his blog that Nyad commented that it was the destination she was seeking.  Sure, she may appreciate the lessons of the journey but she wanted to reach the destination.  She had attempted it 4 times before and failed to reach her destination but on the 5th attempt she made it.  She didn’t try over and over to experience the journey but to reach the destination.

I’m ready to reach a destination.  Sure, it’s part of a bigger journey but there are times I feel like I need to reach a destination to rest, recharge and look back on the journey…and dream about the journey to come.  I am praying diligently that God will let me reach a destination and get there very, very soon.  I am worn out.  Exhausted.  I don’t want to take another step.

There’s more to tell about my journey but for now please pray that the next destination is coming soon.  I could use the rest.

Grace and peace.