Chunkee
13th Sep 2000, 16:53
FAITH & AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
And LO, there appear upon the earth in these days
Great winged chariots wherein the populous do ride;
And the chariots are drawn by a thousand horses -
Nay, by ten thousand horses are they raised up.
Mighty is their sound and swift their travel;
More rapid than the flight of arrows,
Even faster than the sound of the ram's horn blown in the hills,
And the eagle they leave behind.
Their flight is marvellous to see; truly, t'is altogether wondrous;
For Behold! the driver is blind. Yea the clouds encompass him.
The sun hides her face from him, the vapors of the night
Draw close about him, and he seeth not!
Then we say unto him, "Go thee now up, for verily the way is clear",
And he sees not but he goeth;
being blind, yet by faith rises he
Even into the heavens.
And later we say unto him "Turn aside and go thus so.
For thy chosen path is beset by dangers and with delay".
And straightaway, trusting in word, he turns and takes up
The new path that is spoken unto him.
Again we speak to him saying "Come thee now down, and be not afraid
For the way is clear; and although thou be now blind,
In good time will you see a ball of fire running before thee
And guide thee safely to the ground".
And it happens as we have said.
And yet we again hear a voice, crying out in the night,
"Help me for I am lost and know not my way or whither I go".
We look out into the darkness with eyes that pierce the night
And see for many leagues; and we find him
And turn him from his wandering path.
From the rocks and high places we deliver him;
Out of the hills we lead him;
Into the level land we guide him;
And we shepherd him to a safe resting place for the night.
[This message has been edited by Chunkee (edited 13 September 2000).]
And LO, there appear upon the earth in these days
Great winged chariots wherein the populous do ride;
And the chariots are drawn by a thousand horses -
Nay, by ten thousand horses are they raised up.
Mighty is their sound and swift their travel;
More rapid than the flight of arrows,
Even faster than the sound of the ram's horn blown in the hills,
And the eagle they leave behind.
Their flight is marvellous to see; truly, t'is altogether wondrous;
For Behold! the driver is blind. Yea the clouds encompass him.
The sun hides her face from him, the vapors of the night
Draw close about him, and he seeth not!
Then we say unto him, "Go thee now up, for verily the way is clear",
And he sees not but he goeth;
being blind, yet by faith rises he
Even into the heavens.
And later we say unto him "Turn aside and go thus so.
For thy chosen path is beset by dangers and with delay".
And straightaway, trusting in word, he turns and takes up
The new path that is spoken unto him.
Again we speak to him saying "Come thee now down, and be not afraid
For the way is clear; and although thou be now blind,
In good time will you see a ball of fire running before thee
And guide thee safely to the ground".
And it happens as we have said.
And yet we again hear a voice, crying out in the night,
"Help me for I am lost and know not my way or whither I go".
We look out into the darkness with eyes that pierce the night
And see for many leagues; and we find him
And turn him from his wandering path.
From the rocks and high places we deliver him;
Out of the hills we lead him;
Into the level land we guide him;
And we shepherd him to a safe resting place for the night.
[This message has been edited by Chunkee (edited 13 September 2000).]