This morning I listened to a reflection by Matt Maher on the Hallow app. He brought up the fact that, “There is a tension between the joy of the Christmas season and the difficulties that so many of us continue to experience.” He introduced his song based upon the folk song, “Go Tell It On The Mountain”, as a way to praise God in the midst of whatever mountains we may be climbing. I pondered this for a while. I thought about not only my current struggles, but those of my loved ones and of those I don’t know in war torn countries. It is a difficult thing as old as time itself. And probably one of the hardest things to do is to praise God when it hurts and/or feels so distressful. But one thing I know about mountains is that the climb can be tedious and even scary at times. But, once you get to the top, it is all worth it. The view and scenery is incredible. And you can see where you came from and be grateful for your perseverance. So, we just keep climbing – one step at a time, sometimes hand over foot – and hanging onto God who is guiding us. He doesn’t leave us to do it on our own. That is why we can praise Him even when we may not necessarily feel like it.

I Found God today thinking about His presence in mountain climbing.