We've talked about this often, especially when I lived in Washington, near "The Mountain". Due to the usually overcast, drizzly rainy, a lot of times blah weather, even though Mt Rainier is just east of us, there are many days you can't see it. I've heard people who have moved there say they live there for months before they finally see "The Mountain". And when they do, it's breathtaking. It's majestic. It is all of the characteristics of God you read about in Scripture. And it makes the verse where Jesus says if you have the faith of a little mustard seed you can say to the mountain, move, and it will be moved... it makes this analogy of the little faith we need to move a big God become an even more astounding picture in our minds.
When the mountain is visible, we usually exclaim, "Look! The mountain is out today!!"
But we've come to realize that the mountain is always "out". Whether we see it or not, the mountain is still there and is still every bit as majestic and grand as it is when we can see it.
And so is God. Whether we see His majesty around us, or circumstances give us an overcast, drizzly view, He remains.
Oh, Lord, would you help us to remember Your faithfulness and Your presence in our lives, whether we can see You at work or not. Thank you for the many times you grace us with the gift of seeing You... in our lives, in the lives of those we love, in peace despite tough times, in the beauty of creation, in joy that becomes our strength. And help us to trust you, especially when we can't see.
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