{"id":617,"date":"2014-03-25T13:28:55","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T17:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redchairblogs.wpengine.com\/holymoly\/?p=617"},"modified":"2014-03-25T13:28:55","modified_gmt":"2014-03-25T17:28:55","slug":"aint-no-mountain-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lynchburg.edu\/holymoly\/2014\/03\/25\/aint-no-mountain-high\/","title":{"rendered":"“Aint No Mountain High”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I\u2019m sure most of you reading this will know Marvin Gaye\u2019s hit below. I share it with you as it reflects some experiences I had while on spring break in Atlanta.<\/p>\n

Ain’t no mountain high.
\nAin’t no valley low.
\nAin’t no river wide enough baby.<\/i><\/p>\n

If you need me, call me
\nNo matter where you are
\nNo matter how far,
\ndon\u2019t worry baby<\/i><\/p>\n

Just call my name
\nI’ll be there in a hurry
\nYou don’t have to worry
\ncause baby,<\/i><\/p>\n

There aint no mountain high enough\u2026<\/i><\/p>\n

Remember the day
\nI set you free
\nI told you you could always count on me darling.<\/i><\/p>\n

From that day on, I made a vow
\nI’ll be there when you want me
\nSomeway, somehow\u2026<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

When our LC group went to Atlanta over spring break, we experienced glimpses of God working all around us. We saw firsthand through the preservation and maintenance of the Martin Luther King historic district, the story of racial tension and inequities our country faced then and now and how we might best move beyond it. We shared bunk rooms with students from other schools learning about homelessness and housing inequities and how the hands of God were used in all those who serve and feed the needy. Some of our group climbed neighboring Stone Mountain and came back from a climbing \u201chigh\u201d singing the song above. As it\u2019s one of my favorite songs of all time, I kept singing it much to the students\u2019 chagrin.<\/p>\n

What I didn\u2019t realize at the time was the speech I read the next day, \u201cI\u2019ve been to the Mountaintop\u201d by MLK, reinforced the lyrics in the song. It confirmed my belief of God\u2019s infinite and unconditional love for each of us and how God is with us through our struggles.\u00a0 Dr. King, speaking in support of the Sanitation Workers\u2019 Strike in Memphis, gave his forever famous and prophet speech: \u201cWe’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn’t matter with me now. Because I’ve been to the mountaintop. And I don’t mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life\u2026but I’m not concerned about that now. I just want to do God’s will. And He’s allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I’ve looked over. And I’ve seen the promised land. I may not get there with you\u2026I’m happy, tonight. I’m not worried about anything. I’m not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.\u201d Dr. King knew God was there with him at that moment and that his salvation would be with his Creator. God sent us his son to die for us, and MLK was willing to risk his own life to further the Kingdom for love and justice of each person\u2019s human dignity.<\/p>\n

While I read this speech, the song was still in my brain and it clicked\u2026God was telling me that I can and should do more with God\u2019s help to further Dr. King\u2019s fight. The lyrics \u201cain\u2019t no mountain high or valley low, or river wide\u201d meant that nothing keep God from being present to you and me.\u00a0 Jesus asked that I \u201cremember the day, I set you free, I told you you could always count on me.\u201d For MLK, the mountain was surmountable in his fight for racial equality because God was there. For me, my hope is to continue Dr. King\u2019s fight for dignity among all humanity knowing no barrier is too great with God\u2019s presence beside me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m sure most of you reading this will know Marvin Gaye\u2019s hit below. I share it with you as it reflects some experiences I had while on spring break in Atlanta. Ain’t no mountain high. Ain’t no valley low. Ain’t …<\/p>\n

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