holy vs special

Think I like this blogging thing.... Yesterday we went to Mount Beatitudes, the traditional site of the sermon on the mount, where we had a worship service and had communion together. It was a holy time. However, what made it holy was not where we were, but that we were all together, binded by and truly led by the Holy Spirit. As we read together the Word of God we were all reminded of the power of the Living Word - to change, convict, and restore. It was a holy moment. What makes any of these places holy is that they are places that Christians throughout the centuries have come to remember, to observe and to strengthen their faith. However, it was a special place as well. It was special because we were able to imagine that on a place like that mountain, Jesus spoke words that would change the world. He spoke and instructed using things and examples that he saw all around him, things we too could see and experience at that moment. For all to hear, Jesus probably didn't stand on the top of the mountain, but sat and taught near the bottom speaking up to the people that gathered on the hillside to hear him speak. This was the only way that all could hear without the need for Jesus to yell or to use a microphone. They were all able to hear, but did they want to hear the challenging words spoken that day on the mount. They could hear, but did they want to hear things that would turn the world and their lives upside down. The same question is for us today. We too can hear, but do we want to hear and will we love our enemies and fully trust God for all our needs. Will we really hear and live a life that enables us to be truly the salt and light to the world.
Saw and experienced many others things and through it all trying to be quiet and still enough to hear God speaking.
BTW - Happy Father's Day!