All Day Prayer on the Mountain. Meeting with God on a higher place
Mountains have always been sacred places in Scripture. Moses met God on Sinai. Elijah heard the still, small voice on Carmel. Jesus went up a mountain to pray before choosing His disciples, and He was transfigured before them on another. There’s something about climbing higher that helps us see life more clearly. We have Climbed the mountain to meet with God on a higher place
On the 6th of June 2026 Hillside and Mbembesi Circuits spent the day on Ntunjambili Mountain. We didn’t go up to escape the world. We went up to meet the God who made it. Away from noise, traffic, and phones, our hearts became quiet enough to listen.
Reflections from the Mountain
1. God Sees What We Cannot See
From the top, Matopo area looked small. Our problems, deadlines, and fears looked smaller too. On the mountain we remembered that God is higher than our circumstances. He’s not overwhelmed by what overwhelms us. Prayer on the mountain teaches us to lift our eyes before we lift our requests.
2. We Were Never Meant to Climb Alone
Jesus often withdrew to pray alone, but He also took Peter, James, and John with Him. On the mountain we prayed alone, and we prayed together. We carried each other’s burdens. One person’s tears became everyone’s prayer. The mountain reminded us: faith is personal, but we’re still a body.
3. On the mountain we have learned that God looks at the heart and not the outward appearance. We have learned to confess our sins. Be in the right relationship with Christ.
We came down the same path we went up, but we were not the same people. The environment below hadn’t changed, yet our hearts had. The mountain didn’t give us all the answers. It gave us God, and that was enough
May we be a church that keeps going up the mountain, so we can come down and love the valley well.
By Mrs C. Chagudhuma
