Warning Signs on the Wrong Road

Warning Signs on the Wrong Road
Ephesians 2.1-7

Many years ago, I was staying for a few days in Cape Town, South Africa. Among the people I wanted to meet was an elderly man who lived on the edge of the city, in one of the outer suburbs. We arranged by telephone that I should drive out, in a rented car, and have supper with him and his wife.

He gave me detailed instructions on how to find him. Unfortunately, when I set off it was dark, and raining, and I managed to get on the wrong expressway. Or, rather, it was the right expressway, but I was going in the wrong direction on it. Since he had told me to go for ten miles or so before looking for the signs to turn off, I didn’t worry until I’d gone at least twelve or fifteen miles and none of the signs were making sense. Eventually I turned off the road and asked at a garage. They hadn’t heard of the district I was looking for, never mind the street. I was totally in the wrong part of the city. Only gradually, when we studied the map, did I realize my mistake. I had been driving confidently, believing I was doing the right thing, but with every minute I had been going further and further away from where I wanted to be...

Taken from Paul for Everyone – The Prison Letters by Tom Wright