Climbing can be exhausting! If you climb a mountain, what challenges might you face? What blessings might you experience?

Here are some climbing challenges. What unexpected blessings might you expect from these challenges? Discuss, draw, or role play what unexpected blessings you might encounter with each challenge.

• You start the hike at 5:00 a.m. before the sun comes up.
• You have been hiking for an hour, and your legs are sore.
• You don’t have any music or TV shows with you, so there’s nothing to listen to. • Your friend does not hike as quickly as you do.
• Light rain showers begin.