Any good scripture scholar knows that whenever someone went up a mountain, it was time to pay attention. Something important was going to happen. The ten commandments, the Sermon on the Mount, the Transfiguration—they all happened on a mountain.

Last night this was one of the communion songs at the CCMA conference. It’s one of my favorites. It reminds me to look for mountains to climb–because in surmounting those rocks, I become more than I ever thought I could be. God reminds us of his presence, even when times get rocky and treacherous. Do I dare climb a new obstacle today? Let us pray that we can go to the mountain and be uplifted by God’s love for us. And let us listen and be inspired: