"They set out from Kadesh, and the Israelites, the whole congregation, came to Mount Hor. ... Moses stripped Aaron of his vestments, and put them on his son Eleazar; and Aaron died there on top of the mountain." (Numbers 20: 22, 28)
Aaron died on [Mount] Hor and was gathered to his ancestors. God takes us up our own Mount Hor, not to end our lives but to let us see what we are missing and to give us the chance to change. In this place of repentance, we are shown the kingdom of God and how far we are from being ready for it. Confronted with our sin, we have the opportunity to strip ourselves of self-interest, self-will, and self-importance. We have the chance to repent and to take up the work of building the kingdom of God in the world by doing the will of God.
-- Mary Anna Vidakovich in Meeting God on the Mountain
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