Climbing Mountains & Seeking Meaning in Life

Tonight at Superior Elementary School, Tonya Riggs told us the story of her trip to the summit of Mt. Everest with the Everest Peace Project. The photos and videos and stories were utterly incredible. Ms. Riggs, a passionate mountaineer, is planning a 2008 expedition on Annapurna. Having seen the ravages of poverty, political unrest and numerous dead bodies on her trip to the summit of Everest, Tonya Riggs has united her passion for climbing mountains to a good cause, fighting ovarian cancer. But after hearing her incredible presentation tonight, I think she's still searching for meaning in life. As big as the mountains she climbs are, they are not big enough to fill the God-shaped vacuum in our hearts. Augustine's words are still true: "Thou hast made us for thyself, O God, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in thee."