Get going, continued

Lech Lecha, "Go for you," or "go for yourself," or even, "go to yourself." Abram had to leave all that was familiar behind him and strike out on his own. If we are children of Abraham, we too, are called to go off on our own. Eventually, we will leave our home town, our family and our parents' house. And it is essential that we do so. In order to grow, to learn, to become who God calls us to be, we must do things for ourselves. Yes, we learn from environment, but eventually, we must leave the nest. Can we return? Of course. But to be truly independent, we must establish our own identity. We say, hineni (here I am). Here I stand. This is who I am. Forget that which is behind, reach for what is ahead, press on towards the goal. Phil. 3:13-14.