Reflections of a Pilgrim

By Mark Royster

Why these reflections? I wanted to condense my convictions about holiness into a sort of creed or confession of faith. At first all the paragraphs began with "I believe..." They sounded abstract, dry and distant. I thought, "I should not be talking about God, but to God." Everything changed when I began saying "You" instead of "I." My thoughts became more personal. Speaking to God demanded more honesty. It has yielded a stronger, warmer conviction of the heart, both a knowing and a longing. This is still a confession of faith, but with a different flavor. I hope it will be a helpful guide for devotional reflection and a reminder of God?s loving intentions for us all. Mark Royster Mark Royster was one of my seminary students. Many in his generation were of the sort Eric Hoffer termed, "true believers." A smaller number were "strugglers." Mark caught my attention because he was, and is, a genuine struggler. "Strugglers," as I think of them, are not doubters. They simply are not constituted in a way that enables them to accept a proposition because it is stated by some such authority as a teacher. It takes a bit of patience to watch a "struggler" identify and incorporate truth into his or her belief system. In his Reflections of a Pilgrim, Mark takes us into his confidence as he shares the steps on the journey that enables him to validate and find fulfillment in God?s love and truth. Harold Burgess Francis Asbury Society

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0915143089
• ISBN13: 9780915143085
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Francis Asbury Press
• Length: 39 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.3" x 6.3"