Has not the thought of mountains ever been attractive to humankind? Hardy climbers, fired with the urge of adventure, view a rugged peak as a challenge to their bodily and mental vigor. Poet and psalmist sing of lifting one's eyes to the hills, and Israel's prophets, throughout the Old Testament, frequently use the figure of mountains in their exhortations to mortals to leave the plains and valleys of materialism for the higher altitudes of spiritual sense. A notable example of the call by holy men to go up higher is found in the fourth chapter of Micah's prophecy. We read, "Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem."
Daily, hourly, does the Christ, Truth, summon us to seek the mountains of spiritual upliftment and dwell there. A Christian Scientist once entered' a train on a very hot afternoon. She was leaving her beloved mountains and journeying to the sultry atmosphere of a large city. As she took her seat in the car and recognized the discomfort of all the passengers, a great desire to be helpful swept over her, and she found herself asking God to use her if there was a specific work to be done. Suddenly, the person in front of her turned, and addressing her as though he were acquainted with her said, "I don't see how I can leave these mountains!"
With like friendliness the Christian Scientist replied. "Why don't you take the mountains with you?"
