the mountain

There is a scripture that says,
". . .the mountain of the Lord’s house
      will be established as the highest of the mountains
         and raised above the hills.
            People will stream to it."

Isn't that phrase interesting?  "the mountain of the Lord's house".  As I read this scripture this morning, I realized that when I spend my time with Him, it's feels like going up a mountain and sitting up there above all the hustle and bustle; all the busy and demanding; all the 'stuff' I have to do.  It all fades away below me and I look with awe at the beauty of Him and feel the clean air filling up my lungs, and the . . . freedom.  And recently I've come to know that I can go higher and higher and higher . . . there is no limit except the choice I make to stop.  Then reading onward, " . . . will be established as the highest of the mountains . . .".  Well, that just makes complete sense to me now.  There may be a million ways to UN-stress your life and your mind; and a million gods to take your troubles to; but this one truly is the highest.  I understand now.  Since there is no limit to the height that I can go in His presence; at some point I will bypass the normal height gained by conventional means. 
Did you know there was a man in the Bible that actually got so close to God, that he didn't die; he just walked into heaven?  If I ever thought that was just a story and hard to believe; I don't anymore.  No, I don't think I'm close to walking into heaven; and yet, there are times that I glimpse that place and know that it is possible.
Does this make me strange or unstable?  Hm, well, the next phrase says " . . . people will stream to it . . ." so I don't think I'm alone.
Can I prove it to you so you can believe?  Nope.  Not at all.  This is the one thing that we can't really be a participant until we believe first.  But thankfully for us all, it starts with the smallest belief, just one; believing that Jesus is the Son of God.  Then like a river, it flows from there.
I asked Him what I should say to anyone who asks how to get here?  The answer was one phrase, "Get closer".  Isn't that the truth about anything we want to understand?  We have to 'get closer'.