Journey vs. Search

I was asked recently if I was on a Journey or a Search. It took me a moment to compare the two and reply that I was definitely on a Journey. On a search, the end result is the only thing of any importance. What did they find ? What is the answer ? Who did they hire ? Who cares how they got there, just as long as you "Get 'er done." There is a starting point, an ending point, and some stuff in the middle that doesn't really matter a whole lot.

A journey is another matter entirely. Occasionally, you might even find that you are on a journey without even knowing exactly when the journey was started. The places you visit on the journey are just as important, if not more so, than the place where you might end your journey, and some journeys do not end. What has been made aware to me is that searchers have no use for other searchers; however, people on a journey are of tremendous value to other people on journeys.

Parishes and Diocese have Search Committees. What would it look like if they had Journey Committees instead ? :-)

"Since when does the Wolf send directions ?"
-Hatfield, Return of the Wolf, Martin Bell