ROCK WITH FACES
Camel Rock: A Symbol of Endurance and Hidden Treasure
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At the side of Wolmyeongdong’s wide grass lawn rests a massive rock with quiet grandeur. It bears the image of a walking camel, mid-stride. Its long neck stretches several meters forward, its body extending powerfully behind. Weighing over 500 tons, this natural formation is a symbol of resilience, perseverance, and the blessings that come from enduring to the end.
Camels are known for surviving in the harshest deserts. They press on through heat and scarcity, carrying their load until they reach their destination. Likewise, the Camel Rock can represent a person who perseveres through life’s desert seasons and, at the end, receives joy and blessings beyond measure. It also calls to mind the camels that carried the Magi to visit Jesus at His birth, as written in Matthew 2.
Seeing What Already Exists
With the rocks, trees, artworks, and terrain of Wolmyeongdong that people pass by every day, it is easy to see them only as they have always appeared. However, there is another way to look; one that requires thought, awareness, and openness.
If something truly exists, you will find it when you look with intention. The same is true for finding good people. You must think of them, look for them, and then, if they exist, you will see and recognize them.
Revealing What Was Hidden
Camel Rock itself had been partially obscured for years. Part of its right side was used as a path, and although there were several attempts to remove the path and excavate more of the rock, the work was set aside because creating a new path would have been difficult.
Recently, however, the end part was excavated fully, revealing the entire form of the camel in its grandeur. What was once hidden became a majestic artwork.
In the same way, each person holds individuality, skills, talents, and a mission that may be buried or unnoticed. To “reveal” them means to develop and act upon them. The more you do so, the more majestic your life becomes.
If you never think to look, even something extraordinary will seem ordinary. But when you open your thoughts and your eyes—both physically and spiritually—you will see what has been there all along. Prayer, too, requires this mindset. Pray in detail, thinking carefully about what to ask, so that nothing is missed.
A Treasure in the Field
God’s gifts are like treasures hidden in a field. As Jesus said, you should keep them safe, then sell all you have with joy to buy the field, knowing its value.
Matthew 13:44-4644 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.
45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. 46 When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.
The Camel Rock in Wolmyeongdong is as such. God spoke to Pastor Jung: “Dig to the bottom of the rock that is revealed only a little over there, the rock you have seen since you were young.” Rejoicing, six to seven people worked for seven months to dig it out and beautify it. In the process, they discovered two other enormous rocks—each over 1000 tons—also shaped like magnificent camels.
In developing Wolmyeongdong, Pastor Jung continued to find new and ideal features, making the place even more beautiful and marvelous. In the same way, people should search for and act upon the deeper, more ideal things hidden in God, the Holy Spirit, and the Lord.
The Call to Search and Discover
The Holy Trinity are like immense rocks and boulders. Just as the Camel Rock, the Holy Son Rock and the Big Face Rock were found and developed in Wolmyeongdong, we should search for what is hidden within God and act upon it. That is how life becomes more ideal, satisfying, and joyful.
As the proverb teaches:
Jung Myung Seok“Unless you search for more, you cannot gain what is more ideal. In addition to searching, ask God, the Holy Spirit, and the Lord to give to you. Only then will the Holy Spirit give you inspiration and thereby help you find them.”
Camel Rock reminds us that treasures are not always obvious. Some are hidden beneath the surface, waiting for the one who will think, look, pray, and dig until they are revealed.
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