In a wild deer state. Not touched by civilization.
Wilderness is not yet remade in the image of man. Wilderness is alien to our hopes, fears, dreams, self-centeredness and self-righteousness, frustrations, catastrophes and successes. It is separate from our habits, preferences, love, anger, or despair. Taking care in what we carry, some of us go to the wilderness to “get away from it all,” some to revel in the beauty of creation and some to test themselves there.
From the wildness, from outside anything and everything about us, a voice calls to us, “Think again! Prepare for the Lord!”
About the Author
Rex Peterson has many fond memories of hiking in the wilderness. He and his wife live on Plum Thicket Farms near Gordon, Nebraska.