The Whole Horizon

I once ran to Lake Michigan to see the sunrise. I got to the lake and a soft, spring rain began to fall. No sunrise this morning. It didn’t occur to me then, but although it was raining by me, there must have been a breathtaking sunset somewhere beyond my view of the horizon.
My miracle story begins in the summer of 2009. Through a series of intentional yet inconceivable circumstances, I accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior on June 27, 2009. It was the single most important day of my life and I felt alive. Faith did not come easily to a logical, concrete thinker like me however, and I struggled to grasp the concept of it. The following three months were the most confusing months of my life. Everything that was once important seemed so incredibly trivial. I wanted to be a lawyer, but nothing made sense anymore. What was my purpose? What did God want to do with my life? My college decision seemed hazy. Dense clouds covered my horizon. The rainbow and lawyer’s pot of gold were nowhere to be seen. I decided to attend Marquette, though why, I could not articulate.
I arrived on campus for the first time utterly lost and confused. I went through the whole first semester in a panic, grabbing for anything firm and secure. Then it hit me. On the corner of 9th street and Wisconsin Avenue. Walking to class, I felt something stronger than I’d ever felt anything before-a gentle, yet firm hand guiding me through the unknowns. It was a strong leader who showed me the path, and although I didn’t know what God’s plan for me was, on the corner of 9th and Wisconsin, I knew I was where I belonged. From friendships, to opportunities and experiences, to the eternal impact God wanted me to make at Marquette, this was where I was supposed to be.
I wouldn’t call my experience an epiphany. What happened on that street corner on the way to class on that warm spring day was much deeper than that. It was a transformation. A song by the band Downhere says, “Because I’ll never hold the picture of the whole horizon in my view – who am I and great are You.” I stood in awe at that intersection and marveled at the privilege it is to know He sees the whole horizon.