The Road to ROME
“I must also see Rome.”
Acts 19:21 (Douay-Rheims)
Every pilgrim has a road.
Mine led to Rome
At the time, I could not see where the Lord was leading me. Looking back, I have come to recognise His hand upon every step, even those I least understood.
The Road to Rome is the story of that pilgrimage.
One road.
Five phases.
A journey walked one step at a time.
Perhaps, as you walk your own road, you too will discover the Lord who has been seeking you all along.
PHASE I: THE ENCOUNTER Christ looks. Christ speaks. Man is found.
🪶 Paper 1: What did Jesus write on the ground?
🪶 Paper 2: What do you seek?
🪶 Paper 3: Why do I not answer?
PHASE II: THE CRISIS The encounter does not flatter. It exposes.
🪶 Paper 4: Why am I afraid of him?
🪶 Paper 5: Why do I hide?
🪶 Paper 6: Who told me I was naked?
🪶 Paper 7: Why do I justify myself?
PHASE III: THE TURNING Grace arrives before the answer is ready.
🪶 Paper 8: Neither will I condemn thee. What does this mean?
🪶 Paper 9: Follow me. But what must I leave?
🪶 Paper 10: Lord, to whom shall we go?
Paper 11: Why did you doubt?
Paper 12: Do you love me?
PHASE IV: THE NEW BIRTH Something must die before something can live.
Paper 13: Except a man be born again. What does this mean?
Paper 14: What is born of the Spirit?
Paper 15: The Holy Spirit still hovers.
Paper 16: Abide in me. What does it mean to remain?
PHASE V: THE FULFILMENT The circle closes. The dialogue does not end. It widens.
Paper 17: What Must Die in Me?
Paper 18: Take up your cross. Why must I suffer?
Paper 19: It is finished. What is finished?
Paper 20: Whom shall I send?
The Philip Papers are added when they are written. Return and see the journey unfold.