A Life on the Road Pastor Changbeom Ko
  I was very passionate about music when I was in school and was very active in vocal groups. I was especially mesmerized by guitarists' performance, and I learned, practiced, and played like crazy. Looking back on it decades later, I can see one thing. Each player has their own color (tone) and scale that represents them. 

  About two months ago, I listened to an hour and a half of a cello and piano concerto at a small concert. I was mesmerized by the cello's heavy, solemn, and soul-searching tone. I noticed a pattern as I watched the player's bow, fingers, and facial expressions. I especially remembered the swift passage from bass to treble which was a recurring feature of almost every piece. The scales and patterns seemed to be constant, and that part felt like his tone.

  These thoughts led me to a meditation on Gil about four weeks ago. I realized that just as in music, each musician has their own way of expressing their tone, so in every other field, we all have our own familiar paths. From that point of view, each painter has a particular path of colors, brushstrokes, and patterns that represent him. Furthermore, a writer who writes has a collection of many letters to express himself, but there is a way of writing that is naturally familiar to him in the sentences he often uses.

  Looking back on my life, I saw that each person has a well-traveled path. Whether it's a walk around the neighborhood or the roads we drive on. We like familiar paths. They're comfortable and safe because they've been done before. I think this familiarity is mirrored in our everyday language habits. Of course, the same applies to the listener. You know your way around what you say and how you listen.

  Most people go the route of familiarity and comfort. And the colors, tones, and personality of the person are expressed outwardly. If we observe all living things, including all people, we see that they all have a path; it is familiar and natural as if it were programmed into them. In this path of thought is the Word given. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6).

  In the past 14 years of theological study and associate ministry, I have studied and explored many paths. 
And I looked back on 16 years of ministry. All of my studies, life, and ministry point to one thing 
only one way, Jesus. The only one who had to come to this earth as a human being was Jesus.

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