the powerful city facing them,
the valley full of hostile strangers
far into the distance,
rugged mountains all around,
joshua gazed across the river
and feared they'd all be dead
within a week of crossing.
Then, called by God himself,
joshua steeled his heart,
took courage in the words
that God had given him,
"Be strong.
Neither be dismayed,
for as I was with Moses,
so will I be with you;
never will I leave you
nor forsake you."
He gazed across the Jordan River
at the valley, the land,
the plains and mountains,
the walls of fortress city Jericho.
Try as he might, he could
not see Tomorrow.