Deep Unto Deep: Hill Where the Lord Hides

Notes From The Fortress of Solitude

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Notes From The Fortress of Solitude

In the world of comic books, Superman had his place to retreat, the Fortress of Solitude. It was located near the North Pole, far away from the world's distraction and hectic pace. It was his secret place. I also have a secret, retreat place. It's a place to meet with a real-life hero, Jesus of Nazareth.

I used to call it "my cave", but it's not a place to escape from life, nor is it a hole in the ground. I don't run to it only when things go bad, or when I get wounded. When I'm there, I'm not in the dark. You see, it's a place filled with light. When I go there the atmosphere of Heaven surrounds me. It's where I find strength, strategies, and revelation. It's my high tower. It's my personal Fortress of Solitude.

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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Hill Where the Lord Hides

Hill Where the Lord Hides
Here is another video from the Friends and Love Concert posted elsewhere. The piece played here is "Hill Where The Lord Hides". This song was especially dear to me back then. As a high school freshman, just starting out on the trumpet, I loved to listen to Chuck's music.

But this song in particular was close to my heart. I would play my recording and do what many Jesus followers now call "soaking". I would "soak and drift in" the music, while breezing in its uplifting currents. I could play that vinyl recording over and over again. As I did so, I would think of that title and imagine that hilltop where God hides from most men.

As the music played, I could visualize my steep upward climb through the dense brush, finally arriving at the place where I would find my Jesus waiting for me. For me, it was an imagined mountaintop, much like the fortress of solitude I describe here on this blog. For Moses, it was Sinai. For Abraham and son, it was Mt. Moriah. And Jesus had His Calvary, as God the Father hid his face from His Son, mankind's savior.

That was way back in 1973, when you couldn't find much of a selection of Christian worship or soaking music. I was delighted that one of my jazz heroes would even mention the Lord in his song title.