Orkney has miles and miles of old walls like this one on the side of the road where I ‘walk’ the dogs. (I use a mobility scooter (known in our house as the granny wagon).

The other day the dogs and I were coming home and Magnus was trying to see what was happening in the field. However many times he jumped he could not see over the wall. It was only when we came to the gate that he could see what was in the field.

How often we are like Magnus, trying to see what is ‘over the wall’. We need to remember that although we cannot see over the walls in our life, God can. He has a long term plan for our lives and when the time is right, He will bring us to the gate, or lift us up to see the world beyond the wall.