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The news can feel overwhelming. Another shooting. Another war. Another story of senseless violence can sometimes leave us shaking our heads in disbelief. In recent days we’ve watched the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk and seen escalating violence across our political divide. It is easy to feel helpless, even hopeless, in the face of so much brokenness. It is times like this that we must call on God to show us the way.

It is in moments like these that music sometimes gives words to what our hearts cannot fully express. Years ago, the band Styx released a song called Show Me the Way. The lyrics capture a prayer that feels just as real today as it did then: “Every night I say a prayer in the hope that there’s a heaven, but every day I’m more confused as the saints turn into sinners… Show me the way.” Isn’t that what so many of us feel when we see the world’s pain? We want to believe. We want to trust. But our hearts whisper: Lord, please, show us the way.

Faith is not always steady. It rises and falls with the seasons of life. There are times when we feel strong, and times when the world’s chaos shakes us to our core. Even in Mark 9:24 a desperate father once cried out to Jesus, “I do believe, help my unbelief!” Those words may sound like a contradiction, but they capture the truth of the human heart. We believe, yet we sometimes struggle. We trust, yet we sometimes doubt. And in that tension, God meets us with grace.

In Psalm 25:4-5, the psalmist once prayed, “Make known to me your ways, Lord; teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me.” That same prayer is echoed in the song we are reflecting on today. When we ask God to show us the way, we are asking Him to guide us through the fog of uncertainty. We are asking Him to lead us to hope when despair feels easier, to peace when anger seems more natural, and to love when hatred shouts the loudest.

I rarely use a song twice in my 4th Day Letters, but when I recently heard Show Me the Way again, it seemed to call out to be used once more. Has the world lost its innocence? Have those we once saw as saints turned into sinners? Have all of our heroes and legends fallen to idols of clay as the song suggests? I last reflected on it in 2017 in a 4th Day Letter called Help My Unbelief. In the official music video, a young boy rides through the desert and sees a couple kissing — a striking image of innocence watching a broken world with confusion. It mirrors the song’s prayerful cry for guidance. Here is the link to the video.

The way of Jesus is not the way of retaliation or revenge. It is not the way of violence answered with more violence. His way is forgiveness, mercy, and love. That way is not easy to follow. It can feel upside down compared to the way the world works. But it is the way that leads to life. When Jesus faced betrayal and violence, He did not strike back. He carried a cross, laid down His life, and showed us that love has the final word.

Each time we pray, “Show me the way,” we are not only asking God for comfort. We are asking Him to help us live differently so that others might glimpse His light through us. The world may seem dark, but even the smallest act of kindness is a candle that pushes back the night. Perhaps God is showing us the way when we choose to forgive. Perhaps He is showing us the way when we respond to cruelty with compassion. Perhaps He is showing us the way when we pray for peace in war-torn lands and then seek to be peacemakers in our own homes and neighborhoods.

So today, in what seems like a very dark world, I invite you to listen to the song again. Let the words settle into your heart. Perhaps we could all recite this prayer: Lord, the world feels confusing. Violence makes no sense. Hatred feels stronger than love. I do not always understand. But I believe You are here. Show me the way. Show me the way to hope. Show me the way to peace. Show me the way to love. And when I falter, lift me again.

Even though the world feels lost, we can trust this: God has not abandoned us. He is still the Way. And if we keep praying, listening, and following, He will continue to show us the way forward.

Heavenly Father, Jesus promised, “I am the way and the truth and the life.” Help me to hold on tightly to that spiritual reality. He is not just the way…..He is the ONLY WAY. He is the light in our often very dark world. Amen!

AMDG 

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Brian Pusateri

Brian is a Christian author and speaker. Brian, a lifelong Catholic, felt his life was forever changed when God spoke to his heart while attending an eight day silent Christian retreat in November of 2011. Soon after that retreat Brian founded 4th Day Letters and Broken Door Ministries. With the God inspired message of mercy and unconditional love that was placed on his heart during that retreat, Brian has been impacting others all over the country and around the world with his weekly letters, his talks, and his all day Christian retreats. In June of 2014, Brian’s life was again impacted in a very dramatic way when his eyesight suddenly became permanently impaired. The initial diagnosis was Multiple Scleroses (MS) but in December of 2019 the diagnosis was corrected to MOG antibody disease, a rare neurological disease. This health challenge has only served to draw Brian closer to God and bolster the importance of this timely yet ageless message.

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