In Psalm 133:1 the Bible says Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. Before this week I had always thought that verse means we need to get along. On Tuesday we climbed to the top of this peak that has a cross on it. It’s the place where the people, whether young or old, pilgrimage to once a year.
This climb is steep and hard and long. Monday we were in a village waiting for the people to come to our activity and Eric pointed this place out to me. It was daunting! What I said to Eric was something along the lines of how exciting. What i felt inside was complete dread. I knew it was going to be hard, and I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to finish it bc of how out of shape I am. Eric had said either Tuesday or Wednesday we would climb it. I started praying about it.
Tuesday morning before breakfast i saw a painting that said “faith makes things possible, not easy”. This statement reasonated w me, and called to my mind Philippians 4:13. When we were at the church Eric told me we were climbing this peak. I continued praying.
We get to the spot we are gonna climb from and i looked up. This is what looked like a nearly 70 to 80 degree angle from where i was standing, if not more steep. When it was time to start, i began walking, and climbing, following the guidance i was given by everyone who had climbed it before. At one point the ground was loose rock, i went to take a step and my foot slipped. Im holding on to the side of this mountain, trying to find my footing, and i started praying. “God, show me where my next step is. I cant do this alone.” I opened my eyes and the hand of a 64 year old man was in front of my face. I took his hand and he showed me where to step. All the way up that mounatin, whether it was Antonio, Eric, Janny, Kenny, Tori, or someone else, someone was encouraging me to keep on going, or assuring it was ok to stop and rest, or where to place my foot to make it up that mounatin. When we got to the top my heart was racing, i was completely out of breath, and i stood there in awe of the beauty around me, but more so of the beautiful picture of unity God showed me on that mountain. Its not about agreeing with everyone all the time, its about lovingky helping each other climb this moubtain and continuing to take steps toward God. If we all have the same goal, then as we grow closer to God, we will naturally grow closer to each other.