The Big Question

Greetings,

In my last blog I told you that I would be taking us through the book Andy Andrews entitled The Final Summit.  For those of you who are Andy Andrews fan will recognize that this book picks up with the main character, David Ponder, who is now in his seventies.  In the book The Traveler's Gift David Ponder is moved through the past so that he can meet seven different historical figures who gives him an important life lessons.  These are called the "Seven Decision".  Now, he finds himself at the age of seventy-four having loss his wife to cancer and a hermit in an immense skyscraper that his company has built.

At the beginning of our story David finds himself reliving his journeys in the past and in the grips of depression over the loss of his wife.  It is at this point the archangel Gabriel pays a visit to David.  Having met Gabriel in the The Traveler's Gift David is not as stunned as you might think a person meeting an archangel might be.  It is at this time that Gabriel informs David that God has lost hope in the world and plans on "starting over" much like He did with Noah's flood.  Gabriel informs David that he will be leading a summit meeting with other traveler's throughout time.  David, who does not believe that he has the ability to lead a summit of great minds and thinkers, tries to convince Gabriel that he is not the man for the job.  Unchanged in his decision Gabriel transports David to a room that sits just outside the throne of Grace in heaven.

It is at this moment that David is informed that a summit of traveler's in the past will join him and that there job is to restore God's hope in humanity.  A question is provided to David and he, and five other traveler's, must answer the following question:  “What does humanity need to do, individually and collectively, to restore itself to the pathway toward successful civilization?”  The question seems straight forward to David until Gabriel tells him that there is a time limit, he can only have direct help from five other travelers, and the answer is only two words long.  What follows is an intense discussion between David and the other travelers which I will introduce to you in the days to follow. 

It is my prayer that as we make our way through the book we will learn life lessons that can be applied in our lives everyday.  It is almost my hope that, as we seek to answer the questions ourselves, that the wisdom from travelers in the past would guide us towards knowledge and wisdom.

So,  “What does humanity need to do, individually and collectively, to restore itself to the pathway toward successful civilization?”  This is our quest over the next few months.  I think that you will find that the answer is quite simple yet difficult to do.  So, let us begin our journey and join the travelers of the past as we gather together at The Final Summit!

Blessings,

Derek