When You've Got a Mountain to Climb

H2odevos p4p Lent 2013  “When You’ve Got a Mountain Climb”

Blessed To Be The Blessing by Peter Mayer

Vs 2

"Well I asked for a straight line here I am with a mountain to climb

Valley deep and river wide oh but I am carried

Into the open arms of Grace I cry freedom from these chains

Let it ring in every place for all of God's children

Chorus

We are blessed ...........every breath

We are blessed ............daily bread

We are blessed ...... blessed

To be the blessing

Oh with every breath .....blessed

Take our hands and our footsteps ...........blessed

We are blessed to be the blessing"

The first line of verse two gets me thinking about prayer. I know that sometimes when we pray for a specific thing to happen in a certain way, it can seem that the opposite of our intentions happen.  So, it is as Peter sings, “I asked for a straight line here I am with a mountain to climb.”  

I have experienced times in my life when I’ve asked for “smooth sailing” only to be confronted with more episodes of stormy weather. And yet, the very good news of Mark 4: 35-41 is that Jesus is in the boat with the disciples. 

Peter’s words indicate that the valley is deep and the river is wide, but that the prayer/singer is carried “into the open arms of Grace.”

Maybe you’ve got a mountain to climb today. If that is the case, put on your hiking boots, but rest assured you are not doing this by yourself.

We are blessed to be the blessing,

rtg