Haran, where vision goes to die.

Terah took Abram his son...
and they went forth together from Ur of the
to go into the land of Canaan.

But when they came to Haran,

they

settled

there.

The days of Terah were 205 years.

and Terah died in Haran.

// Genesis 11.31-32

Where did you intend to go before you settled?

Where you settle is where you'll die!

Do NOT stop short of your upward calling!

LORD, give me Canaan songs, to help me remember i'm not yet Home!

Thank You for not being offset by our settling. For by faith Abraham, having patiently waited, obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going, and obtained the promise. That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace. And if we are Christ's, then we are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise.

The Call of Ezekiel

as he spoke to me,

the Spirit entered into me

and set me on my feet,

and i heard Him...

and He said to me,

I send you to the people who
have rebelled against me
to this very day.

and whether they hear or refuse to hear
(for they are a rebellious house)
they will know that a prophet has been among them.

and you, be not afraid of them,
nor be afraid of their words,
though briers and thorns are with you
and you sit on scorpions.

be not afraid of their words,
nor be dismayed at their looks,
for they are a rebellious house.

and you shall speak my words to them,
whether they hear or refuse to hear,
for they are a rebellious house.

but you, hear what I say to you.
be not rebellious like that rebellious house;
open your mouth and eat what I give you.

My food, said Jesus, is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.

The Call of Frodo

i am not made for perilous quests! cried Frodo.

i wish i had never seen the ring! 

why did it  come to me?

why was i chosen?

such questions cannot be answered, said Gandalf.

you may be sure that it was not for any merit that others do not possess;

nor for power or wisdom, at any rate.

but you have been chosen and you must

therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have.

The Call of Jeremiah

when the people of jerusalem went into exile

now the word of the LORD came to me saying

before i formed you in the womb
i knew you and before you were born
i consecrated you i appointed you

ah sovereign LORD!

alas i do not know how to speak

i am only a youth

do not say 'i am only a youth'

for to all to whom i send you you shall go

and whatever i command you you shall speak

do not be afraid of them

for i am with you