Ascending the mountain

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Since I wrote about the desert last time, I thought I would write about an associated topic. You might not know this, but a lot of deserts are actually formed between mountains. rain shadow
Let's go in a little bit of a different direction on this one. Although the mountains in my home state (note: not native state, home state) of South Carolina don't qualify (it's not always easy to tell), some of the ones in the other Carolina most certainly do. I've been to Mount Mitchell many times, it is part of the Appalachian temperate rain forest (and somewhere I'd live, if I could).
If you ever doubt that God exists, stand on top of a forested mountain.
You'll feel small, but in a good way.
You'll notice how much God loves you.
You'll notice how much God loves the world.
“Charlie”, you may say, “what does this have to do with the Bible”?
Have you ever been to Israel? It's rather mountainous! THE LAND: Geography and Climate
Also, I wanted an excuse to write about mountains in The Bible.
You have so many people here that want everything to be political, or complaining about the Pope doing this or doing that.
I just want to talk about The Bible.
I certainly have political views, but, people who talk about politics all the time are boring. Seriously, y'all need THE POWER OF SPARKLE!
In all seriousness, let's get into this.
As mountains are first mentioned in The Book of Genesis (note, I'm using the King James Version because it's well known and copyright free, I like the Douay Rheims, but, man, the versification always throws me off).
This is not an exhaustive list, so, don't expect it to be one.
“And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of”. (Genesis 22:2)
“Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.” (Gensis 3:1)
“And the he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain” (Genesis 3:12).
“His foundation is the holy mountains, The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than the dwellings of Jacob”. (Psalm 87:1-2)
“And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives. Then Saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.
Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.
Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise said all the disciples. (Matthew 26:30-35).

Adam Charles Hovey is the author of "Elisabeth and the other man, if you want to know more about that, go here; Elisabeth and the other man book discussion", and the founder of the Catholicism, news, and whatever community on Locals.