Our second son stayed in the hostel when he studied in IIT Madras. He had a Yamaha bike, and he used to come home often! He by nature, was not very strong in navigation. He will suddenly lose his way and call his Dad to find out directions to where he had to go! His cousins used to make fun of him, saying that he knew two different routes to come home, one through 11th Main road and the other through 12th Main Road because our house was between 11th and 12th Main roads! In that area, he takes after me. I used to pray, 'Lord, show me the way' every time I had to drive myself to a new place! Those were the days before the advent of Google maps!
There are several stages in the history of Israel, and each stage is a picture of our own spiritual experien...
