Survivors

Unfolding Light · Sep 9, 2026 · 1m

Around the fire at night,away from Moses,do you suppose they talked aboutthe terrifying miracle, what it was likeamid the sea, walking down there,remembering that momentthat stretched for hoursflooded with fear, awe, hope,utter bewilderment, wonderingwhat awful powers were at work?That maybe the looming watersseemed worse than slavery?What it was like to think“Is this really happening?”and especially, “Will it stay?”Remembering the solid predictability ofhome—even awful—missing it a little,but turning, in some kind of darksparkling kinship, and going on.The way the sea held, and held.Do you…