Hello there, how can I help you?

Oh, you’re lost?

You want to know the way to the place called ‘Truth’, you say?

Well, if I might be of service to you as a fellow traveller there myself, I can tell you what I already DO know… 
I know that whichever route you end up taking from right here, you’ll always eventually end up at a particular cross in the road, even though it can be easy to miss it if you’re not careful.
This crossroad is found in a very dark place (the local area is called the ‘Place of the Skull’ – spooky!), and if you’re anything like me, you will fear for your very soul there as you seek the way onward out through the gloom; but believe me, appearances are very deceiving! This place is actually also known as the ‘Gateway to Freedom’, and everyone must pass there in order to continue along their pilgrimage towards that elusive (but they say, heavenly) place called ‘Truth’.
There are several routes you can take out from the ‘Gateway to Freedom’ to get to ‘Truth’, but I would rather advise spending some time looking around (once you’ve reached that cross in the road) for Someone to help you find the best path out from there. Don’t worry, I’ve already been there myself! And I’ve personally met Him already. I can reveal that He’s the type to eagerly await your arrival, and can see you coming from far off. Take it from me; He’s a very personable character, and He loves to acquaint Himself intimately with everyone who visits the area. It’s well worth seeking Him out, for His map to ‘Truth’ is second to none, and He’ll guide you through treacherous wastelands swiftly, IF you hold fast to His instructions. I can vouch that obeying the way He guided me thus far has brought me much success along my pilgrimage already!

What does He look like, you say? Well, all I can really say about Him for now is that He LOOKS a bit like a beggar, or a simple shepherd; someone you would expect to do the menial work around the place, you know… watch out though, as He’s fiercely passionate about His work and will not be mocked! But, don’t be afraid, for you’ll realise later (like me!) that He is actually royalty in disguise (His Father, who happens to be the Landlord of the entire establishment, is in fact very, very wealthy).
And He’s truly lovely, once you get to know Him! Top notch in every way; dare I say faultless in His approachabilty?
When you find Him, He’ll even invite you into His personal abode, and take pleasure in introducing you to the rest of His family. You will surely find rest for your sore feet with Him there, however bedraggled you feel by the time you arrive.
From experience, I can say that once you get there He will ask you to feast yourself, all at His expense, on the very finest wine and the most deliciously filling and nourishing bread. He will also provide you with a satisfying supply of fresh water for the long arduous journey ahead of you… and trust me, things may well seem rosy whilst you are there with Him, but you will need everything He provides you at the cross in the road for the hard journey that lies before you, once you are on your way towards ‘Truth’.

Where EXACTLY do you go from there, you ask?

Well, like I say, I expect He will give you the specific directions once you’ve found Him, according to the way you walk (some of us are limping, some of us are even crawling there); but as far as I have personally been along the Way He mapped out for me, I can tell you that although there’s seemingly safer, larger, more well marked out roads from there, all in plain sight to you, I definitely advise the less obvious track that goes straight ahead from the cross in the road; it seems very narrow and hidden by obstacles when you first see it, and from experience it is certainly more dangerous that way; but it is by far the most beautiful path, and you’ll appreciate it once you’re on it, and I expect that you won’t feel the need to look back again once you’re some way along it.
I can also say that you’ll be thankful for the memory of what my good friend at the cross in the road did for each one of us there, in order to even be able to show us the way; yes, I can vouch that it gives you such a sweet sense of peace to trust His instructions, in spite of all the difficulties that lie in the way on the journey, and that the things He says to you will resonate right to the core your being, strengthening you as you continue to walk and meditate on His words.
Believe me when I say that He will deeply impress you, so that you can never forget Him! Surely, with every step, you will feel that His very Spirit will continue to guide you, comfort you, nourish you, as though He was walking right by your side, leading the way.

That’s about as much as I know, fellow pilgrim.

Godspeed your journey, friend!