You're listening to Encounter, a simple daily podcast to help you discover sacred moments

in the middle of an ordinary day.

If you would enjoy greater access to even more free meditations, I encourage you to download

the encountering piece app where all the meditations are free, as they should be.

You may have never heard of Alex Honnold, but recently he became the first person to free

solo climb, El Capitan, the famous 8,000 foot granite wall in Yosemite National Park.

Free solo is climbing without ropes or climbing gear, just using only your hands and feet.

It is amazing watching him plan his route up the rock wall, planning every move, every

foothold, every handhold, and often every finger hold.

Quite often, the place on the granite wall where he rests while planning his next move is

no wider than an inch.

His fingers gripping the narrow ledge, bearing all of his weight.

We all know what it's like to grab hold of something, sometimes barely clinging on like

our life depends on it, and often it does depend on it.

While the theme of this meditation from Hebrews chapter 10 is holding on, wrapping your fingers

so tight that your knuckles turn white.

So much of what we hold on to is fleeting.

It easily breaks away like sandstone.

So what is it like when we hold on to something eternal that will never move, something

like granite, and well, something like God?

We will be together for about 15 minutes, so to start your meditation, slip into a time

of contentment to be still and quiet, a place to feel resolute and solid, a moment to

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