On the Mountaintop

They met on the mountain,
      where Jesus told them to go.
Mountains are places where
     divinity meets humanity.

   Eleven disciples went to Galilee,
      to the mountain.
   When they saw the risen Jesus,
      they worshipped him,
         but some doubted.

   Jesus said to them,
      “I’ve received all authority in
          heaven and on earth… (1)

    “Therefore,” he said to the eleven,
        and to you & to me,
   “Go. Go and make disciples,
      baptize others in love, and
          teach them my ways.(1)

   The risen Lord remained with them.
    He remains with us.
       every day until the end,
          of this present age.”

    Let us do as Jesus calls us.
    Let us go make disciples,
       baptize, & teach
           in the name of the Creator,
               the Son, & the Holy Spirit.

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(1) Direct phrases in this element come from the Common English Bible and are Copyright © 2011 by Common English Bible

About Tim Graves

Tim is a runner, a hiker, a devoted husband, a father of two adult children and their spouses, and Granddaddy to four perfect children. Retired from early childhood education and ministry, Tim writes from his home in rural northwest Connecticut or wherever life takes him.