Long, blue, spiky-edged shadows crept out across the snow-fields, while a rosy glow, at first scarce discernible, gradually deepened and suffused every mountain-top, flushing the glaciers and the harsh crags above them. This was the alpenglow, to me the most impressive of all the terrestrial manifestations of God. At the touch of this divine light, the mountains seemed to kindle to a rapt, religious consciousness, and stood hushed like devout worshippers waiting to be blessed. John Muir
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The alpenglow is the most impressive of all terrestrial manifestations of God. The term alpenglow is a complex word made up of three words, alp, a-gen and glow. Alp is a mountain in German, and a large group of mountains that are higher than any other mountains in the world or in the Alps. A-gen or alpen means "at the top of" and glow means "to become light".

This is an interesting way to describe how all our surroundings can change with the touch of God. When we see God's blessing on the mountains, we can see that everything we do has great power and potential.

Source: The Wild Muir: Twentytwo Of John Muirs Greatest Adventures

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