And they were calling to one another: 
       "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; 
       the whole earth is full of his glory."

--Isaiah 6:3

I'm so humbled here in Salt Lake City, Utah. The mountains that surround me make me feel so small & fragile. They all silently scream out God's praise & remind me that I was created to sit in his kingdom & in his presence. I heard something in church on Sunday (Katie's church) that I really liked. In order to say that something is greatER or greatEST in the hebrew language, they would repeat the word. For example, in order to say "he is greater" they would say "he is great great". Isaiah 6 is the only place in the bible that has a word repeated three times: holy, holy, holy. What Isaiah saw in his vision was God's presence and he soon realized that God is the HOLIEST of ALL that is HOLY. Isaiah could not describe God's face but instead described everything around him...his robe, the angelic animals, etc. I think that is what the mountains here are doing. They are describing God's beauty and his almighty power. He is SO holy and that holiness makes me feel "ruined", as Isaiah describes later in this passage. I think it is so important for us to not only Fear God, but to humble ourselves to his Holiness and his Almighty Power. I want to serve God more just by taking one look at these mountains. I feel broken, helpless, and completely small and insignificant. But I think these feelings are so important in order for one to realize how HUGE God is and how little control we all really have. Why do I try and run my life on my own? Just LOOK at how HUGE and HOLY God is! 

Lord, you are beautiful. you are holy. you are powerful and so much bigger than I can ever imagine. Thank you for showing me how unholy and broken I am by showing me a glimpse of your creation. I am beyond blessed to be in this place. Teach me how to live my life only to glorify you and lift your name up. Remind me that you are not something that is just added to my life in order to make it better, but you are what keeps me breathing and keeps my heart beating. You are so much bigger than my weak attempts to control my life. I pray that I can continue to learn how to die to myself so I may be used to further your Kingdom. Create in me a new heart, oh Lord, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. I love you.

Amen