Here with You: A Story of the Logo

Many years ago, David and I hiked the Sulphur Skyline Trail in Jasper National Park. I will never forget standing at the top of the mountain, overwhelmed by the beauty surrounding me. It was so magnificent that it almost made me feel fearful—not a fear that made me afraid, but something more like awe. A deep reverence for something far greater than I could ever imagine.

Since then, mountains have become one of the places where I often think of God.

Near our home, there is a place I often go simply to gaze at the mountains. I sit quietly for a while, looking at them, and then I leave. Something keeps drawing me back. Over time, I realized that simply being there and looking at the mountains was a form of prayer. As I gazed at them, I found myself adoring the Creator of the universe.

But I also noticed an ache rising within me.

I began to realize that, in some ways, God was like those mountains to me.

Majestic.

Beautiful.

Marvelous.

But too far to reach.

Then, one day, as I was gazing at those mountains, a thought quietly came to my heart:

“I am here with you.”

In that moment, I imagined those spectacular mountains moving into my heart. They were no longer only out there.

They are here with me.

“Here with you” is a phrase that brings peace to my heart. It reminds me of God’s loving presence—God with me, here and now. I hope and pray that, through this space, you too may receive the gift of this presence.