Stagecoach Trail

Stagecoach Trail by Sally I. Kennedy

Once upon a time, covered horse-drawn wagons carried passengers, mail and money on rocky, mountainous passes until the era of railroad transport. The trails were wooded, rugged, remote, and fraught with danger. Drivers (and passengers) had to be determined and committed to traveling the trail. They had to be alert and prepared for what might happen, from bad weather to robbers.

Stagecoach Trail is a fave place for us to go for a short, not-too-difficult hike. Near the starting spot, there is a circle of rocks, left over remnants of campfire circles. The trail is rocky, sometimes muddy, and large boulders have been shoved to the sides of the path.

Sometimes I imagine seeing the ruts in the dirt on the narrow trail made by the wagon wheels. I think of the great promise in the Bible that our God will be with us at all times, no matter where we go.

Today, we don’t have to travel by stagecoach and experience those dangers. However, we all journey through life and have good times and bad times. How comforting to know we have God’s promise to never leave us or forsake us.

That’s good news.

Meditation: Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you. – Genesis 28:15