I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 121:1 We are living in a saddening time. It is saddening to see 15,000 troops protecting the Capitol from a mob threatening to disrupt the inauguration of a new president. It is saddening to learn of bloodshed as a mob desecrated the Capitol and threatened the lives of our leaders. It is saddening to learn that state capitols have called in their national guard to protect buildings and leaders. Yet it is not God's way that saddening things endure. Surely the Maker of heaven and earth has a better way. It seems to me that sacred places are part of that better way. Mount Mansfield was one of the sacred places I was able to see simply by going downstreet. The panoramic and awe inspiring view was a reminder of something more than life's troublesome valleys. The seasonally changing view reminded me of the coming winter, the resurging spring with maple ...