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Wayfinding
Richard
Mansel reports that in a brochure for the Cummer
Museum of Art and Gardens in Jacksonville, Florida,
the writer describes a new feature in the museum from
recent renovations.
The designers have “opened the place up” to
allow for more natural lighting.
Architects call this feature “wayfinding.”
According to the brochure…
"Wayfinding
is a term architects use to describe the intuitive
way
a person finds their way through a building with
outside visual clues.
It can be overwhelming to be lost in a museum, so
giving a visitor [an] occasional glimpse [of] the
outside is a good way to orient [the patron] and to
help them further appreciate the museum
experience." *
The architectural property of wayfinding
illustrates the need that EACH of us has for guidance.
The prophet Jeremiah expressed this truth a
long time ago: “O LORD, I know the way of man is not
in himself; It is not in man who walks to direct his
own steps” (Jeremiah 10:23).
The
Architect of the universe has provided instruction so
that we can find our way.
The Psalmist declared, “Your Word is a lamp
to my feet And a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105). God has revealed that the ultimate goal for all humanity is
to live with Him forever in heaven (John 14:1-3;
Revelation 21). He
has also revealed that the ONLY WAY to heaven is
through His Son, Jesus.
Jesus said, "I am the way, the
truth, and the life. No
one comes to the Father except through Me”
(John 14:6).
Sin causes us to lose our way and will cause us to be lost eternally
(Romans 6:23). However,
because of His great love for us, God gave His Son to
die on the cross for our sins so that we might have
the forgiveness of sins and the hope of living
eternally with Him (Ephesians 1:7)!
The
way to heaven through Christ has been illuminated for
us in Scripture.
We
must: believe
in Jesus (Acts 16:30-31), turn from our sins in repentance
(Acts 17:30-31), confess
Jesus before men (Romans 10:9-10), and be baptized
(immersed) into Christ for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38; 22:16).
Then, if we continue to follow Jesus
faithfully, He will lead us to our eternal home (1
John 1:7).
It IS
overwhelming to try to navigate through life without
the proper guidance. In fact, without the
proper direction, we are lost!
But, thanks to the loving Architect of life, we
can “find our way” to an abundant life now and
eternal life to come through Jesus (John 10:10; Romans
6:23).
YOU
can find your way by submitting to THE Way: Christ.
Won’t you?
--
David
A. Sargent,
Minister
Church
of Christ at Creekwood
1901
Schillinger Rd. S.
Mobile, Alabama 36695
* Richard Mansel, “A Window to Heaven.”
Forthright Magazine -- http://www.forthright.net/square_one/a_window_to_heaven.html.
Mansel quotes Cinda Sherman, publisher, "Northeast Florida's
Art and Cultural Scene (Jacksonville: Arbus, August 07-June 08), 31.
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