Article August 15, 2011 Issue

Notes from a hiker's journal

By Chet Manchester

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

–Psalms 121:1-3

This article had to be hiked  before it could be written. There I was at my Mac, plugging away at an overdue draft, when my wife, Anne, asked me if I’d like to go for a hike. My first thought was, “I don’t have time!” But before my lips could move, I was lacing up my shoes. What better place to be writing about mountaintop prayers than on a mountain? And so it proved. 

About the author

Chet Manchester is a Christian Science practitioner and lecturer living in Ballwin, Missouri, and summering in New England. One of his lectures, “Hiking the Sermon on the Mount,” includes scenic hikes while exploring Jesus’ mountaintop message.

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