After [Jesus] had dismissed them, He went up on a mountainside by Himself to pray. Later that night, He was there alone.
Matthew 14:23
It was always curious to me that God often encountered His people while they were in the margins. Frequently, God met His people in the wilderness, mountainside, or the desert, many times when they were least expecting it… God met Moses when he was looking for his lost sheep in the mountains. God met Elijah in the silence of the wilderness. God led the Israelites by fire and cloud in the desert. If God often shows up in the margins of life, how imperative is it that we create margins for ourselves? If we are bombarding our lives with noise, how in the world will we be able to hear God’s voice? If we are filling up our schedules with endless activities, how will we be able to make space for God’s presence? God is not only the God of the marginalized, God is also the God of the margins.
