PREFACE

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away I began my Spiritual Journey.  In 1973 I had a close encounter of the transformational kind, a face to face encounter with Jesus Christ that changed my life in an extraordinary way. Since that moment in time I have been on a quest to know God and to be in His Presence.

The best way I found to do that was to simply spend time with Him.  I like doing that in the early mornings because that is the time I am freshly coming ‘out of the silence’.  My mind is clear and uncluttered and at its best to listen and hear what God has to say to me. For me that communion with God comes as I simply sit in silence; as I read and meditate on the Scriptures; as I look at the face to face encounters others had with Jesus and observe how that encounter changed their lives. Hence the project of Following Jesus and Walking With God: A Year’s Journey Through The Gospels.

This not a book you sit down and read.  It is a book you sit down and do. This is not a book filled with what I got out of my time with God.  It is a book to encourage you to have your time with God and Jesus and write about that encounter. This is not a guided tour.  This is tour you take on your own.  What the book offers are some guides to assist you along the way; a road map, an itinerary, some rules for the road, some tools, and a method.

Can you imagine what it would be like to have been born blind and then one day be able to see?  Can you imagine what it would be like to have been dead for four days and then suddenly come back to life?  Can you imagine being a woman, standing all alone before men who where ready to stone you to death for a crime you were guilty of and then have those who were to throw the stones suddenly drop them one by one and leave?  Can you imagine the story you would want to tell others about your experience and about the one who made these things happen?  Can you imagine being face to face with Jesus and never being the same again?  Well, if you embark on this journey through the Gospels, following Jesus and walking with God, you will do just that.