While I was doing a lava tour on the Big Island of Hawaii, the thought occurred to me: That is being lost is much like being put in the area of lava rock and being left alone and being told to find your way back home.  According to my tour guide there is about 12 miles of lava rock.  Much of the time it all looks the same.  During the day you have the sun and raised volcano as the point of reference.  However at night, there is seemingly no point of reference.  You’re pretty much at the mercy of your tour guide to get you back to the main gravel road.  I could not imagine trying to find the lava myself and getting back to my car.  According to my tour guide the park has had many people who required rescues such as becoming dihydrated or lost. This place would be perfect for a youth minister’s devotional on being separated from God. Imagine a youth minister scheduling a tour of the lava area or maybe just doing it himself.  It would be similar to turning off the lights in the youth room and shining a candle….except this lava tour would be so more impactful.  I can’t describe the depth and awe that this area had.