A Bump on the Horizon - part 2

Every day someone would peer out that little window and note how much of the bump was visible that day. Each morning, as soon as the sun was high enough to provide light to see by, a comparison would be made to the day before. The blind faith required to rise each morning to do the daily task of caring for these thousands of animals became more and more hopeful as each day progressed. That little bump, maybe 75 miles away was the embodiment of hope for each of those people. That hope made life easier, maybe even bearable for a couple of them.

Morning after morning someone must have kept track, testing the progress of that bump. After several days that bump would have be recognizable as the peak of the tallest mountain on the horizon. No longer would the discussion work its way around wondering what the bump was. Now it could be seen. Land. A glimmer of promise that this incredibly hard ordeal might be over. The eight hapless boat dwellers would indeed be able to leave the confines of the ark and establish a land born home again.

The day came when a second bump appeared and then a third and then a forth. The original bump became more and more recognizable as having peaks and valleys. They may have named them so they could keep track of each bump's progressive revelation. “Look at Paramount Peak this morning Japheth. Over on the west side, there's another little outcropping that looks a bit like a horses head.” “Yes. I can see it! I wish we had a way to move closer to it.” “I God's good time. In God's good time.”

Eventually, so many peaks were visible that the viewpoint of the world would fundamentally change. No longer would it seem to be a world of water. Enough land appeared that the paradigm viewpoint would shift from bumps rising out of the water, to water receding from the land. Now they would keep track of how far the water went down each day rather than how much higher did the peak rise. The change in focus was the shot in the arm they needed to really get excited about their future. Not only did their viewpoint about the earth change but so did their outlook on life. God's blessing came in a subtle but very significant way. The solid rock was still there and there was comfort in knowing that eventually they would place their feet upon it.

...to be continued.