"The term is over; the holidays have begun. The dream is ended, this is the morning. But for them it was only the beginning of the real story. All their life in this world had only been the cover and the title page; now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story which no one on earth has read, which goes on forever; in which every chapter is better than the one before." "There are things to be seen and learned in the apparent wastelands which cannot be seen and learned in places of comfort, convenience, and company. God intends to keep us in a place where there is nothing else we can count on. Let's not ask for shortcuts. Let's keep alert for the wonders our Guide will show us in the wilderness." |