Some get to, and some don't get to. Go on an adventure, that is. But we all really want to. Somehow we sense that it's what we are made for--to get it done, to pull it off, to lead the charge, go on a brave conquest, complete a perilous journey, do something basically unwise.
Men live out their adventures vicariously all the time, but it isn't enough to root for the warriors on the football field. We want to BE warriors. Be the hero, rescue the damsel, and be knighted.
It's all by design. God put us here in an unexplored world with no maps. Just said, Go for it.
Adventure is part of the journey. Or maybe, it's the compass.
The Adventure of the Ages
ReplyDeleteIt really isn't a stretch to imagine all of history--from the time before there was time until the moment the final state is reached--to be one magnificent adventure. If this is so, then a fundamental characteristic of God is whatever can be experienced ni the word adventure.
Life, history, matter, time, people, the mythic realities--all become distinguishing features of this, the grand adventure.