Hey Pen Pals. It’s me. Your friendly neighborhood Pen Gal…😉
2021
Isn’t it mind-boggling to think that in the not-so-distant past, people actually used real pens and real paper to write real letters to each other? In cursive, no less! 😮 Shocking, I know.
With a sense of faithful anticipation, these pen pals would write letters and patiently wait days or even weeks for a response to arrive…by modern standards, this process sounds nothing short of torturous, right?
In this day and age, we have an unprecedented opportunity to communicate instantly with people from across the globe, all with the push of a button —with some proving to be more adept at pushing buttons than others…if you know what I mean 🙄.
But despite the fact that ink and stationary have given way to iPads and autocorrect, the spirit of pen pals lives on. If you ask me, blogging is a lot like writing to a pen pal — except you’re writing to more than one person at a time (…that is of course, if more than one person actually reads your blog…😂).
Arguably, some of the most famous “pen pals” of all time were the apostles of Jesus that wrote to the early church. ❤️ In fact, we’re blessed to still be reading some of their letters in our Bibles today!
And while it may be slightly presumptuous to think of the apostle Paul as my own personal pen pal (…or would it be “Pen Paul”? 🤔), —nevertheless, I feel a personal connection when I’m reading his letters to the early Christians, as if he were also writing directly to me.
The words in those letters have served as guideposts in my life: directing my footsteps, lighting the way to salvation in Jesus Christ, and ultimately reminding me that this world is not my home.
So here I am…just a Pilgrim with a Pen…a weary traveler in search of a Heavenly city…with a couple of stories to tell to help pass the time along the way.
Are you a weary traveler too? Maybe we could follow the footsteps of Jesus together? I haven’t got it all figured out…but I do have a map, a light, some stories, and a pen…(okay, okay…and sometimes a pun… 😉) and I don’t know about you, but I could use some company. So, what do you say…will you travel with me?
-PWAP
P.S. I’m currently on hiatus due to some family needs, but I encourage you to click the menus at the top or bottom of this page to read more. Click on the name of any month to browse my previous blogs, which are sorted in chronological order. The topics vary, but I have no doubt that God brought you here for a reason and I pray that you will find what you are looking for, just as Jesus promised. ❤️ Until next time. PWAP.