The ocean floor
Recently on one of the "nature channels" I watched one segment of The Blue Planet, an image rich documentary of the oceans of water covering the Earth. Towards the end of the hour a statistic was reported that with all of our technology and years of exploration we have covered only 1% of the deep ocean floor (we've actually explored more of the moon's surface) and that in the next few years the greatest discoveries would be made below the surface of the water.
Just off the coast of each continent lies a new world of discovery that has been around for a long, long time. We've been all over the "easy" superficial, surface but to go deep has been difficult and our reach limited. It is hard to imagine the amount of undiscovered area that exists a couple of miles away.
Isn't that true of relationships! We tend to stay at the surface level since that is what is so easily seen and easily managed. And, just like underwater exploration there is a lot of pressure the deeper you go.
Also, think about a relationship with God and the "undiscovered." A lifetime of discovery awaits the one who embarks on a relational journey with God. His "mercies are new every morning…," "his ways are higher than ours…" and they are rewarding, wisdom, grace, love…
Going deep took on new meaning last week and I expect to explore more in the days ahead. Start an age of discovery of your own asap.