Dag Hammarskjold (Swedish Sec Gen of United Nations, Believer) wrote this about staring down life beyond what we know for sure…*
“Now. When I have overcome my fears – of others, of my self, of the underlying darkness: at the frontier of the unheard-of…
Here ends the known. But, from a source beyond it, something fills my being with its possibilities.
Here desire is purified and made lucid: each action is a preparation for, each choice an assent to, the unknown.
Prevented by the duties of life on the surface from looking down into the depths, yet all the while being slowly trained and molded by them to take the plunge into the deep whence rises the fragrance of a forest star, bearing the promise of new affection.
At the frontier –“
This is the Dream Giver calling the dreamer to push past the bullies who stand at the borders of what is known (what is comfortable). We trust Him as we venture into the unknown.
This is Israel after forty years of wandering getting ready to enter into the Promise Land (Deu 2:16-18, 24-31). “It’s time to move.”
Ah yes, I can only conclude, we’re at
“THE FRONTIER.”
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* (From the book, Markings)
The Prayer Sentry 