Welcome, Fellow Pilgrim, to the Journey Ahead 

A big welcome to this little corner of the World Wide Web.  My name is Jessica, and this blog is inspired by the classic Christian allegory, The Pilgrim’s Progress: from this World to that Which is to Come, written by John Bunyan while imprisoned.  Remarkably, this powerful work, first published in 1678, has never been out of print.

The Journey of Christian

The Pilgrim’s Progress is an allegory of the beginning, progression, and conclusion of the true Christian life.  It tells of trials, temptations, and triumphs of a man named Christian as he journeys from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City, passing through places like the Slough of Despond, Doubting Castle, Delectable Mountains, Palace Beautiful, Hill of Difficulty, Valley of Humiliation, and Vanity Fair.  Along the way, he experiences both hardships and moments of joy and triumph, reflecting the hope and encouragement God provides to pilgrims on their journey.

Like Christian, I live a pilgrim’s life—traveling toward eternity, striving to keep one eye on the Celestial City and the other on the daily activities of this world.

God’s Faithfulness in the Journey

The path to the Celestial City is often steep, and sin makes this world a dry and weary land.  Yet the Lord Jesus Christ is as present in every valley as well as on the mountaintop.  No matter the trials I may face—the valley through which I pass, the slough into which I might stumble, the river I must ford, or the hill I climb—my Guide is ever watchful, my Deliverer unfailing.  He is faithful to keep His people until we reach our eternal home in the Celestial City—that glorious, heavenly dwelling not made with hands, but whose Builder and Maker is God (2 Cor. 5:1; Heb. 11:9-10).

This journey is also marked by mercy, grace, and peace.  Every moment of joy, triumph, and encouragement along the way is a reminder of God’s perfect faithfulness and provision.

A Personal Pilgrim’s Journal

This blog serves as my personal commonplace book—a way to remember the Lord’s faithfulness at different stations of my pilgrimage, by recording what I am learning as I walk along the path to the Celestial City.  I have nothing original to write that hasn’t already been shared by others, especially the great “heroes of the faith” from the past who faithfully trod this path before me.

I would be delighted to hear from you.  I enjoy learning alongside like-minded Christians whose paths converge with mine, as fellow pilgrims traveling “from this world to that which is to come.”

I hope that your time here leaves you with increased joy in our sovereign Lord.

With every blessing for the journey ahead,

Grace and peace,

Jessica

“Let us use worldly things as wise pilgrims do their staves and other necessaries convenient for their journey.  So long as they help us forward in our way, let us make use of them, and accordingly esteem them.  But if they become troublesome hindrances and cumbersome burdens, let us leave them behind us, or cast them away.”
—George Downame

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