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Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Living at altitude.
The only mountain that I've climbed in the Oregon Cascades is Mt. Washington. Mt. Washington is 7,795 feet above sea level. My home in Colorado is just shy of 7,000 ft. Having lived much of my life close to sea level, living in Colorado makes me feel that I'm living on top of the world.
Living at high altitude is not easy. Recently I greeted parents of premature twins who had to be on oxygen because of the altitude. A friend of mine had to move from his dream home in Divide, Colorado because of heart issues related to altitude, and cooking at altitude can be a challenge.
Yet given all these challenges, God's mercy reaches even to highest points of earth.
"He causes the clouds to rise over the whole earth. He sends the lightning with the rain and releases the wind from his storehouses." Psalm 135:7 New Living Translation
It doesn't matter whether we live in Death Valley or Estes Park, God's mercy rises wherever we live. You are not beyond the reach of God's mercy.
This picture was taken at over 12,000 feet above sea level. Notice the clouds forming on the horizon. Shortly after I snap this photo I experienced a June snow flurry. In the same way, God causes his mercy to cover our lives no matter the "altitude" at which we live.
Today we pray that God's mercy would cover those who are grieving the senseless death and injury from the bombing in Boston. Even in our deepest grief, God's mercy reigns.
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
The only mountain that I've climbed in the Oregon Cascades is Mt. Washington. Mt. Washington is 7,795 feet above sea level. My home in Colorado is just shy of 7,000 ft. Having lived much of my life close to sea level, living in Colorado makes me feel that I'm living on top of the world.
Living at high altitude is not easy. Recently I greeted parents of premature twins who had to be on oxygen because of the altitude. A friend of mine had to move from his dream home in Divide, Colorado because of heart issues related to altitude, and cooking at altitude can be a challenge.
Yet given all these challenges, God's mercy reaches even to highest points of earth.
"He causes the clouds to rise over the whole earth. He sends the lightning with the rain and releases the wind from his storehouses." Psalm 135:7 New Living Translation
It doesn't matter whether we live in Death Valley or Estes Park, God's mercy rises wherever we live. You are not beyond the reach of God's mercy.
This picture was taken at over 12,000 feet above sea level. Notice the clouds forming on the horizon. Shortly after I snap this photo I experienced a June snow flurry. In the same way, God causes his mercy to cover our lives no matter the "altitude" at which we live.
Today we pray that God's mercy would cover those who are grieving the senseless death and injury from the bombing in Boston. Even in our deepest grief, God's mercy reigns.
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2013 Douglas P. Brauner. ARR.
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