Mountains and Valley

 

Psalm 121:1-2

I lift up my eyes to the mountains—

    where does my help come from?

My help comes from the Lord,

    the Maker of heaven and earth.

We have a tendency to think of events in our lives as either mountain top or valley experiences.    Those are the times we remember best - the highs and the lows.  

When we are low, in times of need, we might feel abandoned.  We might cry out for God to come to us.  We may not remember that God does not ever leave us by ourselves. 

When we are high, we might think that we got there by our own efforts and merit, and forget to thank God for the gifts and talents that enabled us to climb to that height.

A few years ago I wrote a poem about highs and low and God’s presence.  

Whether on the mountain top

Or In the valley 

God is with us

But

Most of the time 

we aren't in either of those places 

Most of the time

we are just wandering along a level place 

sort of

Same Old

Same Old

God is with us there, too.

God of steadfast love, we thank you for always being with us, no matter where we are on life’s journey.  May we remember that no matter what, you are with us, upholding us with your love.  Amen.