Majesty

*“Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly beings; ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.”*

(Psalm 29:1)

In truth, I arrived at Many Glacier Lodge feeling overwhelmed. The final leg of the journey had taken us along a twenty-mile stretch of unpaved gravel road between the park entrance and the lodge. In the midst of the teeth-rattling jostle, we passed two full-grown grizzly bears, one of which had two cubs with her. To make the situation even more intimidating, we had been beyond the reach of cell service for several hours. I could feel my anxiety ratcheting up with each passing mile into a wilderness that felt like it had barely been touched by civilization.

It was a strange combination of excitement and vulnerability. Which only increased later that night, when gale-force winds began sweeping down the mountainsides and buffeting the lodge. I woke up so many times throughout the night, worrying that the windows were going to be smashed or the roof was going to be torn away.

Yet, I now remember it as an experience of God’s majesty. Many Glacier Lodge is a place where a human cannot help but ascribe glory and strength to the Lord.