Deuteronomy 2:3

Last summer a party of us lost our way among the lakes of Ontario. A violent storm came up, but we found shelter under a great rock till the storm raged past. Then we resumed our hunt dispiritedly until one said, “Let us climb this rock; we may spy the trail from the top.” It was a hard climb, but the challenge of the rock restored our courage. As we conquered the heights we gained confidence and mastery, and the hilltop gave us a vision of our way out.

Get high enough up, you will be above the fog; and while the men down in it are squabbling as to whether there is anything outside the mist, you from your sunny station will see the far-off coasts and haply catch some whiff of perfume from their shores, or see some glinting of glory upon the shining turrets of “a city which hath foundations” (Hebrews 11:10 KJV).