The Devil's Corkscrew in the Grand Canyon. I've learned that hiking trails that make reference to Hell or Satan in their names are guaranteed to be challenging.
I wonder if they thought they were at their journey's end? They'd come so far, endured and fought for so much. They were in the Promised Land and at the point of dividing it among them. They must have thought - "We're here."
Whether we find ourselves in good or bad circumstances in life, it's far from over. Something eternal can't be over. It's an overworked phrase but, perhaps, because it's so true - The journey is the destination.
So Israel wanders and Jesus walks and Paul journeys.
Getting it isn't getting there.
I'm here for the hike. In fact, taking it all in is what I enjoy on a hike.
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost,
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.
J.R.R. Tolkien
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