Moving Mountains

I stand with my arms hanging at my side

I gaze upward at the massive, hulking mountain

It is obdurate, silent

Its arrogant defiance perversely majestic

Tier after tier

Of jagged rocks and craggy ledges

Accumulated over time

A collection of sorrows

Arranged in an anthem of ignorance

Each jagged rock and craggy ledge carefully

And strategically placed by the enemy

A stronghold of woes

A fortress of vanity

I stand with my arms hanging at my side

I gaze beyond the mocking, haughty summit

I am immovable, steadfast

My relentless hope furiously ablaze

Foothold after foothold

Among the jagged rocks and craggy ledges

Exposed and laid bare

A disassembling of strategy

Unarranged by a chorus of truth

Each jagged rock and craggy ledge graciously

And persistently overcome by faith

A stronghold of woes

Laid waste by a fortress of victory

"Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, you who devastate the whole earth," declares the Lord.  "I will stretch out My hand against you; I will roll you over the cliffs, and turn you into a charred mountain. They will not take from you even a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations, but you will be desolate forever," declares the Lord. (Jer 51:25,26)

Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, "Why couldn't we drive it out?" He replied, "Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." (Matt 17:19,20)

"Have faith in God," Jesus answered. "Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him.  Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well." (Mark 11:22-25)