Climbing through the clouds

The Christian Science Monitor

It had been three very wet days that my son and I had been sloshing along the Appalachian Trail. But we were enjoying each other's company and the joy that comes with an unusual adventure, so we persisted.

Late the third day, we climbed a particularly taxing mountain in the dripping rain and mist. As we reached the top of this mountain, however, we broke out of the mist into clearing sky with a most beautiful sunset. As we paused to enjoy the sunset, the mist below us began to vanish. Better Yet, the remaining three days of our trip were in clear weather.

That enjoyable experience has come to mind many times, often as a parallel to a spiritual experience where persistence in climbing spiritually has resulted in a clearer view of God and man that has had specific, tangible benefits.

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