Susan LaffertyAltars marked the path of Abraham. God said go and he obeyed. He moved his tent to the next place, built an altar and worshiped. Altars marked his encounters with a holy God, a covenant-making God. Some marked sacrifice and absolute surrender—holding nothing back from the One who called his name.
As we moved our “tent” across the world and established home in the temporary place, I thought of Abraham and Sarah. I drew strength from their journey to a place they did not know.
One morning in August 1992, I sat on a hillside next to our temporary apartment and read Psalm 86.
We had arrived in Karachi that June and were spending a month up north studying Urdu in the cool air of Murree. The past year had been one of upheaval with numerous moves and changes.
I clung to these daily moments with the Father. Time to pray. Breathe. Meditate on the truth of His word. I came to verse 11.
“Teach me Your way, O Lord,
and I will walk in Your truth;
give me an undivided heart,
that I may fear Your name.”