On the Mountainside

I spent the weekend in the mountains with my "band of brothers" just taking time to rest and reconnect with God, my heart and my brothers. I do not know about you, but for me the mountains is a place where I just feel close to God. Surrounded by the glory of His creation, I feel His presence in the wild. I wrote this poem while sitting on a hill over looking a mountain stream.

As I sit here on this mountainside
your voice it calls to me.
In the running of water
I hear your words of life.

I feel You move around me
As the winds blows through the trees
Giving me assurance that you will always be

As I gaze upon the evergreens
Reaching towards the sky
Reaching out in praise to you,
Your Glory fills my eyes.

I see your strength in the mighty rocks
That uphold the mountainside.
It's Your strength that upholds me
On the journey we call life.

Through rock and wood
Through running brook
My heart it comes alive
for you O Lord have met me
Here on the mountainside.
(c)Tom Allen, 2005