David O´Malley - Trust the road

Towards the end of the Summer term, in secondary schools throughout the country, students in their last year of compulsory education, take leave of their school. They are at a crossroad in their lives. They face the road ahead with mixed feelings, outwardly delighted to be free of the discipline of school, inwardly apprehensive of the road ahead. The staff of the school has served them well for five or more years and now wishes them God speed on their journey. Many schools now have the opportunity to offer their departing pupils a roadmap for the way ahead. That road map is the book Trust the Road. This book is an encouragement for them trust their road. It comes from a Salesian tradition, inspired by the gentle humanism of St Francis de Sales. He would encourage you to trust the goodness within you and in those around you. Trust the tug of that mysterious presence within. Walk hand in hand with that hidden God who knows the road even when it goes towards the cross and through to new life. The road of life unfolds each day in familiar patterns, new challenges and opportunities. Sometimes the pattern works out beautifully, at other times it makes as much sense as a game of snakes and ladders. Plans, relationships, work and choices all combine to make each life a unique journey. For Christians the challenge is to trust the road however it twists and turns. Christians believe that, in the ordinary moments of each life, God is walking alongside each person. The goodness of God is locked into every life, and the gifts each person needs for their journey are already within them or available along the road ahead. The road takes each of us through time, but it is also eternal. The road takes us outwards, into a challenging world, but also leads us inwards, into who we really are. The road will take us out of ourselves, but deeper into relationship with others and the whole of creation. Each of the experiences described in this book are moments on the road. Like the disciples who met Jesus walking with them after his resurrection, may your heart recognise God walking alongside you as you trust the road that lies ahead. Over the last three years we have piloted this book in our Salesian schools. As a result of feedback from them, we have now produced this second edition for use in all schools. In the last few months secondary schools in many parts of the country have taken 5000 copies of this book. This is now the second edition The merits of this book have also been recognised in other parts of the world. There is already a German edition of Trust the Road. We are delighted that there are two schools in Germany who still have order the English edition for their students.

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