Steph Dunn- Personal #1

Growing up a big part of my life was always music. I remember driving down the long road to Florida with my family dosing off to the sounds of James Taylor and Jimmy Buffett. One of my parents favorite singer which has in turn become one of my mine is David Wilcox. His metaphors and the stories he tells blow my mind. One of my favorite songs comes from his Live Songs and Stories album and it is called "Two Roads Diverge" which based off of the Robert Frost poem.
TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth; 5
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same.
He is struggling with a big decision and has two possible ways to go. Both of the roads he could take have its advantages, but he cannot make the decision. He is worried that if he makes the wrong decision then he will miss out on what could have been. The chorus in this song says "so i'll just hold it up to the light". I just love this outlook on what we think are life altering decisions. All we are called to do is give it to the Lord and he will give us guidance. He says "Lord if you gave me a vision I would never have reason to use my faith", this is so true. If we were to know exactly what was going to happen, there would be no time for us to use our faith in him. When I first read the poem I only saw one side of it. That if I make the wrong decision then its then end. The poem is actually saying that whatever decision we make the Lord is going to bless it. When we chose the road less traveled by it is still going to be us and by trusting in the Lord he will bless that decision.