TreeNotes

Since the Watchman has his weekly expedition up the mountain, I joined him along these trips whenever I could. The following was a summary of the conversation one particular week, the lighting of a torch I've come to hold on to...  The rules didn't change, The Watchman was Bold for bringing me along, I was brave for coming. We had our mountain dinner in silence as usual and sang a hymn before we began, and so it went... Ho phela le Morena wa ka, lekunutung la hae, Ho rutwa ke eena Jeso ke le maotong a hae, Ha ho letlhogonolo le kang leo, ha ke bona, La ho utlwa hoba Jeso ke dintho tsohle ho nna, Hoja nka 'na ka phela le Jeso ka mokhwa ona, Ke ne ke tla 'ne ke fetohe ya tshwanang le eena, Ka khalalelo, ka boineelo, le boitelo, Ka thabo le ka khotso, haholo ka lerato. sefela ~ 292 To dwell within your presence, your holy dwelling, To be taught by you oh Lord, as I sit by your feet, How fortunate I am is beyond me, to be able to hear, As you are everything to me and more o...

[Continued from the previous post called "Mountain Peace"] I joined the Watchman for another weekly ascent of the mountain called Spirituality, this time it was a quicker climb than the first hike. Once we reached the top, he prepared another ‘mountain dinner’ for us and we ate in silence, again. After dinner we proceeded to the peak of the mountain and sat down, with a bird’s eye view of the town below. The watchman handed me his hymnbook and asked that we sing a hymn before we continued; O morati ea nthatang, Ea ikentseng motsoalle, Wa pelo e tshepehang, Ngoan’eso ka sebele. O jeso, Jeso wa ka, Wena Morwa Modimo, Ha o mpona lefeela, O nthata keng hakalo? Leha o le Morena, O hlompheha hakalo. Ha o itloaetsa ‘na o mokaakang mohlolo! Ee, pela hao, Monghadi, Dihlong dia ntshoanela, Ha o bua, Monghadi, Tsoalo le se fele. ~Sefela #360 Dear Father, you have made yourself known to me, With a loving heart, you have pulled me close to you. ...