When the Road of Life gets Scary

We won't often go very far in life without encountering a patch of road that
is somewhat scary.

Unless, of course, we choose to stay off the roads and paths of life
altogether. Some people do that. They avoid all conflicts in life by
parking themselves in front of a TV, a computer, or some other private
diversion, keeping to the shadows. They may not even work outside the home,
if possible, so that they can remain hidden, protected from the pains and
difficulties that others must endure.

But I'm talking here about most of us. We are traveling down the road of
life, taking the path we believe we should be on. We are trying to make some
progress, and like Bunyan's Pilgrim ("Christian," by name) we face many
kinds of obstacles, some difficulties, and not a few seeming opportunities
along the way.