The Great Journey

The Great Journey takes us on a Pilgrimage through the Valley of Tears to Mount Zion the city of the living God. As I was walking along the Highway of Time I came to a new milestone; and being wearied with my journey I laid me down in that place to sleep; and as I slept I dreamed a dream.- Methought I saw a dwelling situated by itself in one of the worlds secluded valleys. In front of its simple rustic lintels stood an aged man pale and agitated. His eyes were pensively fixed on the ground; or if they were occasionally lifted to take a hurried glance at some distant object it seemed a relief when he could replace them on the green grass at his feet and resume his deep and expressive thoughtfulness. The tear which now and then involuntarily fell from his eye read some unwonted tale of sadness while the other inhabitants of the household who were gathered around him manifested by word and look how amply they shared his embittered feelings.