The process of progress

Moses was +/- 40 when he left Egypt as a fugitive prince, he followed his father-in-law's sheep until he was +/- 80, he bore the yoke of leading an ungrateful and misguided nation another 40 years - he is one of our heroes. Progress in God, and the work of God, is a process that covers many years and includes many experiences. You cannot make a tree grow any faster then its nature tells it to. Beautiful and functional architecture is a factor of time as much as design. Moses succeeded because he lasted. We celebrate extraordinary outcomes, often forgetting they invovled tedious and strenuous exertion. The submarine is an extraordinary feat of engineering and science costing millions of dollars and man hours. But, its still built one bolt and weld at a time...