San Angelo: A few days my wife and I traveled to San Angelo, a small West Texas city, to watch my daughter play in a golf tournament. I got up early on the day of the tournament to go jogging. I really enjoy jogging in new places because I get to experience the community in ways you cannot from the front seat of a car staring out through the windshield.
I ran along one of the rivers that cut across this city. These rivers probably explain why San Angelo came to be in the first place. As I was running along a fairly major street I passed by a small frame house with a “shingle” hanging out announcing the services of a “Palm Reader.” To be frank, I never really expected to find a psychic at work on the plains of West Texas. West Texans tend to be hard working stoic people. They make good Baptists because they don’t let their emotions get away from them. Their faith is very earthy and traditional, but low and behold a psychic was hard a work in their midst.
When I passed back by on my way back to the hotel, I took a closer look at the “Palm reading” operation and notice to my amazement a statue of the Virgin Mary also in the front yard. Talk about a collision of world views in a front yard. How in the world could a “Palm reader” also be a devote follower of the Virgin Mary. Sadly this front yard tells the story of the spiritual migration of our nation. In our search of spirituality, we have come to the conviction that all roads lead to heaven.
Upon my return to El Paso, I decided to check out this psychic reader in San Angelo. I was not able to find the address from the Palm Reader whose operation I passed, but I did discover Zara Angel who reports that she can channel the “Archangel Michael” to help seekers to find their way.
What a strange mix: a Palm reader, the virgin Mary, and the Archangel Michael all at work in San Angelo. As a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, I have chosen to stand firm on His declaration in John 14:6.
Jesus said:
” I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes unto the Father except by me.”
In our world of religious tolerance this statement of our Lord bites and offends, but I suspect it was meant to. Not all roads lead to God. In fact, according to Jesus, the highways lead to death and destruction while the narrow footpaths lead to life everlasting.
People are searching for help and hope. We need to point them to Jesus before it is too late.
