Pikes Peak

“As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
so the LORD surrounds his people
both now and forevermore” (Psalm 125:2). The past few mornings, we’ve enjoyed coffee at sunrise, when the glow of morning bathes the snow of Pikes Peak – that mighty mountain – in light.

I began that post and never finished it. I rarely return to a draft, but this morning from the confines of our apartment bedroom, my mind wanders to the beauty of Colorado where the mountains stand solid from Creation (or the Flood) to the Crashing of the Ages.

“Fear not.” Like Pikes Peak and the mountains surrounding a small Airbnb in Divide, Colorado, our God surrounds those people who trust in Him.

Today, we will worship at the mission church in Manhattan. It’s a 40 minute to an hour train ride from our apartment in Queens. A week ago, we worshipped with the Meridian congregation at Hesston, Kansas. We drove a black minivan that fit in on the church parking lot. This coming Saturday, we expect to witness the wedding vows of Abigael Daramola and Brandt Nightingale at the Reformed Dutch Church of Poughkeepsie (a congregation since 1716 with the present church built in 1921 and on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places).

“God does not dwell in temples made with hands” (Acts 17:24). His presence is in each of the above places as it was there in Colorado where we worshipped with my cousins in a lodge that had a marvelous view of Pikes Peak. Now and forevermore, God surrounds his people. We can trust Him on this journey to the place of Eternal Worship.  Berniece

P.s. Where will you worship today?