12/17/2016 I love this picture. I love the hue of colors. I love the rugged landscape. I love the castle sitting on top of the hill. I love the rough-hewn muddy paths carved into the mossy green hillside. I love the misty wisps of clouds. I love that she’s setback trying to take it all in, capture this moment in time.  I love the image this picture represents. But what if she drew closer? What if, she entered the gate and stood inside the castle grounds? Her view would change completely. She would no longer be standing back capturing the view of the mountain-top and its background. She would be on the mountain-top. She would be able to glimpse the immensity of that which lay spread before her. She would have the gift of a whole new perspective. That, is the journey that Christ calls us into. As seekers, he extends His hand to us and calls to us through His Spirit to come up higher.  “Come up here” (Rev.4:1-2 ) is the call He gives.  See, …