"Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the was is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few." Matthew 7:13-14
I remember noticing while I was in Israel that the roads that went into the pagan cities were wide and usually paved because of the heavy flow of traffic. But the way to life is narrow, rocky, difficult and with fewer travelers.
Screwtape told Wormwood, "Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one-the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts." -C.S. Lewis.
Brothers and Sisters, let us help each other on the narrow Way when the easy way seems so enticing.
