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Victories on Black Tusk
Looking up at Black Tusk
My parents enrolled my brother and me in a Christian Science Sunday School from an early age. We learned Bible stories, which taught us wisdom and fearlessness. There was the story of Daniel, who was not harmed by the lions, and who remained focused on God instead of fear when thrown into their den (see Daniel 6). There was the story of the three Hebrew men thrown into the midst of a burning fiery furnace, who came out without even the “smell of fire” on them (see Daniel 3). Bible characters had an awe-inspiring faith and fearless trust in the one God.
Despite learning that God cared for me and kept me safe, I recall being afraid of heights. My first proof of overcoming this fear was during an experience I had at a summer camp for Christian Scientists in British Columbia. An experienced mountaineer led some of us on a trip up the peak of Black Tusk, in Garabaldi Provincial Park, 7,608 feet above sea level.
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