Nehemiah was a forced wanderer. He was exiled from Jerusalem with the rest of his people and sent to Babylon (today's Iraq).
He followed God's lead into a nomadic life, which is a great step of faith to begin with. And then he follows God to return to the land, to re-establish His people.
My friend Brian Rice posted some quotes from Jean-Pierre de Cassuade which speaks so well to this issue of wandering. It has resonated deeply with me.
"God's action is forever new.
It never retraces its steps
but always marks out new paths.
Those who are led in this way
never know where they are going.
Their roads are to be found
neither in books nor in their minds . . ."
- Jean-Pierre de Cassuade
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