Lake Superior carries a harsh beauty during seasonal change. Ice fields fracture and shift, and what seems solid one day begins surrendering to open water the next. The contrast between steel and ice, motion and stillness, reminds us that change is already underway — even when it feels slow.
Though this scene suggests a vessel surrounded by obstacles, just beyond the ice lay clear sailing. The path forward was not blocked; it only appeared so from this vantage point.
“Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters… Behold, I am doing a new thing… I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” - Isaiah 43:16–19
Life can look crowded with barriers and uncertainty. But perspective changes everything. Trust in Christ, and what feels like obstruction may be a passing field of ice — with open water waiting just ahead.
A "harsh beauty" it is!