The sunrise travelers

The children of Israel...journeyed from... The wilderness... Toward the sunrising.
Number 21:10-11 KJV

When Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt, the people immediately experience great joy upon being delivered from bondage. However, as they travel through the wilderness toward the promised land, fear of the unknown would often take hold of their hearts. The following excerpt by Louise Haskins,  taken from Travelling Toward Sunrise, captures the essence of how all of us press on into unknown territory by simply trusting God:
   These travelers were times valiant great heart. They were journeying on the star road making their way through an inspiring land, a desert waste upheld by hope of a glorious new day, a tomorrow morning, when night with its darkness and shadows would be left behind.
Travelers whose hope were fixed on what was before and beyond; men of faith who followed the gleam loyally, right through to the cry to the very end; roads makers, presenting an unparalleled example of courage and bravery; men of vision, always looking ahead, never behind. "What an inspiring, challenging thought as we..begin our journey, traveling toward  sunrise. Let us begin by filling the air with song of rejoicing, with songs not sighs, for we are wayfarers of the infinite, traveling to the land where dawns are begotten and glory has its dwelling  place, where life begins, not ends, and where there is eternal springtime. And I said to the man  who stood at the gate of the year, 'Give me light that I may tread safely into the unknown!'
And he replied; 'Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God; That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way.' So I went forth, and finding the Hand of God, trod gladly into the night.
And He led me toward the hills and the breaking of the day in the lone East."'
As you read this, you may be facing tremendous opportunities or overwhelming difficulties. In either case, put your hand into God's hand and walk with Him. Let Him give you comfort and wisdom as you move toward your promised land.