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running from danger, that can be
instinct, but walking towards purpose
into the unknown,
well, that requires vision. And maybe
that's why redemption works this way.
Before the water split, something had to
split open inside the people. You know,
the part that clings to control and
demands guarantees, the part that says,
"Show me the miracle first, then I'll
move."
That had to break away because the
covenantal life is built on movement
first and revelation second. And if you
think about it, that really has been the
pattern of Jewish history from the very
beginning. Abraham left his homeland
before he knew where he was going.
Bnei Israel, the children of Israel,
walked into the sea before it split. The
Kohanim stepped into the into the Jordan
before it parted. Redemption responds to
movement and to trust to a people
willing to lean in to the unknown
because they trust the one guiding them
through it.
And you know, on again, on a personal
level, there are moments where living
out here in Judea, I just feel that same
tension.
When you build a home on a mountain that
your ancestors walked on and you plant
trees in the soil that the prophets
promised would bloom again, not knowing
if they're even going to grow, it's so
rocky and filled with stones and it's so
arid. When you walk with your children
through a land surrounded by jihadist
terrorists, there are moments when it
feels miraculous and there are moments
when it feels terrifying. Because from a
a human perspective, it all just looks
so fragile.
You know, but generations prayed to
stand where we stand and we are meriting
to be here. And maybe maybe those
generations that prayed to stand where
we are, maybe they weren't only praying
to witness redemption. Maybe they were
praying to have descendants courageous
enough to carry it forward. So, yes, I I
believe, Jeremy, I believe the Kohanim,
the priests, were afraid. But something
inside them was stronger than that fear.
They knew that behind them was history
and in front of them was destiny. And if
they hesitated at that moment, the
entire nation would remain standing at
the edge of possibility instead of
walking faithfully into its fulfillment.
Because the waters rarely split for
spectators. The waters split for those
willing to step forward.
