Do The Mountains Hope?
Do the mountains hope?
Majestic. Imperious. Challenging. Immovable. Awesome. Inspiring. All these things and more.
But, do they hope?
What would a mountain hope for? It’s a mountain. It’s inanimate. But, if it had hopes, what would they be?
To stretch taller? To grow steeper? To hold greater forests? To gaze upon beautiful valleys? To host a ski resort? To be difficult to climb? Or maybe relocate to a new mountain range altogether? If mountains were sentient as humans, they might hope just as we do.
Our hopes arise from our experiences, our desires, and our dreams. Our hopes are influenced by our family, our education, and our personalities. Our hopes are tempered by our realities, our past, and our fears. We all have hopes. We are human. Humans hope.
When we look at our world with a raging pandemic, political division, racial tension, economic concerns, and even greater potential national crises ahead, our fears are real and hopes are challenged. We would do well to recall Psalm 46:2-3.
No matter what—catastrophic geologic calamities included—we won’t fear. Why? Psalm 46:1 gives us the because.
We don’t fear because of where we put our trust. Not our nation. Not a politician or a party. Not our economy. Not our wits. Not our family or friends. God.
Psalm 25:1-3 adds trust to our hope based on God. It’s a prayer we can offer when we’re fearful of challenged. It holds profound promises for Christ followers.
Sometimes you have to believe in order to see. Sometimes you need faith in order to hope. Psalm 25:4-5 offers us such a prayer.
Do the mountains hope? If so, what do they hope for?
You hope. What is your hope in?
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