We Must Come Down From the Mountain Top

I was recently reminded of a song I learned growing up that was sung by the group Acappella called Mountain Top. Here are the lyrics and now the link to the music :)



I love to sing and I love to pray
I worship the Lord most every day
I go to the temple and I just want to stay
To hide from the hustle of the world and its ways

I love to live on a mountain top
And be fellowshipping with the Lord
Love to stand on a mountain top
Because I love to feel my spirit soar
But I must come down from that mountain top
To the people in the valley below
They'll never know that they can go
To the mountain of the Lord

Praising the Father is a good thing to do
I worship the trinity in spirit and truth
But if we worship all of the time
There would be no one to lead the blind

Well I am not saying that worship is wrong
Worship is more than just singing a song
It's all that you say and everything that do
It's letting His spirit live in you

They can go to the mountain of the Lord

Scriptural Reference:

"So Abraham called that place 'The LORD Will Provide'. And to this day it is said, 'On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.'" Genesis 22: 14
"You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your inheritance-- the place, O Lord, you made for your dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, your hands established." Exodus 15: 17

Just a week or so ago I was talking to a friend and they made a comment that made me really think. The comment had to do with going to their child's school for a party but not really talking to any of the parents because they didn't know them. I mentioned I sometimes felt the same way when I was around other people I didn't know and I also had noticed that some of the other parents seemed to know each other. I'm not exactly sure if they already knew each other or had just met through volunteering at the school or what. My friend said they thought maybe several of the parents at their school knew each other through the same church.

Over the last week or so I have thought about that conversation several times and I had to ask myself this question: Am I truly reaching out to others in the community even when I may feel awkward or not know them, or do I keep my life compartmentalized and just live in my bubble of church friends? I'm not saying that is what those parents at school were doing, but for some reason it led me to think about how I would react to others outside my circle. I thought of the song Mountain Top because I know there have been times in my life that I have just wanted to stay on the mountain top and with my own Christian circle of friends. The song is a wonderful reminder of what we are here for. We're here to share the love of Christ with the world! that means I should really look for opportunities to speak with people who may not have a relationship with Christ and try to shine His light in my life wherever I go and whatever I do. I'm always glad to have little reminders about what my task on earth is. I just felt like I wanted to share this experience and hopefully it is a good reminder to others too.