WORSHIP

Pastor's Message

I lift up my eyes to the hills—

from where will my help come?

My help comes from the Lord,

who made heaven and earth.

Psalm 121:1-2

As I write this, I’m looking out that the foothills and mountain peaks of the Colorado Rockies. High places have long been considered holy ground, the dwelling place of the divine (think mount Sinai, or the mountain where Jesus was transfigured). These places are often experienced as a “thin place” where the spiritual realm bleeds into our reality and transcendence is possible if only for a moment or two. The Psalmist certainly had such a view as he considered the mountains in his own time and place, casting his gaze upward contemplating the awe-inspiring heights before him. We have a similar opportunity to consider the majestic power of our creating God, providing us with the wonders of creation to live and flourish.

As followers of Jesus, we also worship a God who doesn't remain high above the clouds but comes down into the valley to be with his people. In this way we experience a God who is both profoundly powerful but also deeply personal and compassionate. We worship a God who crafted the wonders of the planet and the cosmos and is willing to humble himself and die for the redemption of that creation. 

I hope that in these warm summer months you can find such thin places for yourself whether on or near the mountain top or somewhere a bit closer to home. In so doing you cast your gaze upon a creative life-giving God and contemplate your place in something so much larger than yourself. 

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As Ever in Christ,

Pastor CJ