Mount Mitchell, North Carolina, was...
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Mount Mitchell, North Carolina, was the destination. Reputed to be the highest peak east of the Mississippi River, breathtaking views reward thousands of sightseers who ascend to the famous summit. The flat-landers, not privy to mountain mist, wound their way, early in the morning to the highest point in order to survey the much heralded view. To their dismay, the arrival was marked by a most unspectacular obscurity created by the early morning mist. No small amount of squinting was required in order to see even the other side of the parking lot. There was much to see below; they knew that, but when would the veiled expanse become visible?
They waited. They waited longer than they had expected. But in time, the sun began to burn away the overcast, gradually opening great chunks in the damp partition. What sights to behold! When the veil was finally removed, it was as if the entire world had come into focus.
The will of God, Divine intervention in human affairs, and the visitations of the Holy Spirit, in our own experience, are sometimes obscured by ambivalence, denominational banterings, misplaced priorities, and more subtle impairments.
Paul assured the Corinthians that "When a man turns to the Lord, the veil is removed." The Son breaks through the obscurity, opening great chunks in the partition until, at last, it is as if the entire world has come into focus.
They waited. They waited longer than they had expected. But in time, the sun began to burn away the overcast, gradually opening great chunks in the damp partition. What sights to behold! When the veil was finally removed, it was as if the entire world had come into focus.
The will of God, Divine intervention in human affairs, and the visitations of the Holy Spirit, in our own experience, are sometimes obscured by ambivalence, denominational banterings, misplaced priorities, and more subtle impairments.
Paul assured the Corinthians that "When a man turns to the Lord, the veil is removed." The Son breaks through the obscurity, opening great chunks in the partition until, at last, it is as if the entire world has come into focus.
