Mountaintops

 

Some of the most spectacular views are those from the tops of mountains.  From the mountaintop we can see the ebb and flow of the terrain below us, the lights and shadows, the range of colors.  From the mountaintop we have a slighter better handle on how this world fits together and there is a sense of relief as we  literally stand above the pressures and demands of this world.

Often we have no desire to go back down.  We want to hold onto this moment of peace - clarity - freedom for as long as we can.  Although, even as we have that thought, we can feel it slipping away from us 'till we are grounded again.

But no one can take that moment away from you; it will rest in some pocket of memory, available for that time when, more than anything, you need it. 

So it was for Peter, James and John when Jesus gifted them with a glimpse of the glory of God, a glory that would be his only after the cross.  They didn't understand what was happening when it was happening, while at the same time, they could feel it slipping away.  On the top of that mountain, Jesus gave those disciples a sight to carry them whenever the world smacked them around.  Luke 9

Have you been 'to the mountaintop' where the view is so clear that God is present?