“Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.”
The Fog
This closes the second movement of this book with Peter’s own honest, remarkable answer, worth examining directly, not claiming complete understanding or absence of genuine difficulty, but this described, practical reasoning, to whom shall we go, worth holding as faith continuing not from certainty alone but from genuine, honest necessity.
This closes the loop this whole second movement has traced. Jacob’s own active wrestling, power with God, the sanctuary’s practical step, John’s own honest question from prison, gentle inquiry into troubled thoughts, speaking to one’s own soul, trust maintained alongside honesty, God’s own acknowledged hiddenness, perplexed but not in despair.
Notice this question comes right after many other disciples had genuinely, actually departed, worth holding as honest context, Peter’s own answer given not despite this genuine difficulty others had already, actually walked away from, but directly within it, this same difficult, honest moment.
As this movement closes, receive Peter’s own honest question as your own. To whom shall we go. Whatever wrestling this whole movement has explored, this practical, honest reasoning remains, worth carrying forward into this book’s third movement, where genuine dawn, not complete resolution, will begin to actually break.
Walk Through the Fog
- Ask yourself Peter’s own honest question today, to whom shall we go.
- Consider that faith can continue from honest necessity, not requiring complete certainty first.
- Carry this whole second movement’s wrestling forward into this week’s exploration of genuine dawn.
Prayer
Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life. Let this honest, practical reasoning carry me forward, even without complete resolution or certainty. Amen.
Carry this today
Faith can continue from honest, practical necessity, not requiring complete certainty first.