Zion National Park, Utah
WEEPING ROCKS… WHAT???
Have you ever heard a song, and it automatically took you back to another place and time? Maybe it’s a smell, a person, or even a scenic view that always triggers your memory.
On a road trip to Zion National Park, I was mesmerized by the 2,000-foot sandstone cliffs rising all around us as we drove through the gorge. My eyes focused on what seemed to be water running down the face of the rocks. It hadn’t rained for days. Immediately the phrase “and the rocks cried out” came to my mind. Where had I heard that phrase before? Was it in a song, in a book, or on a TV show? I couldn’t remember.
As we parked and walked up a path to get a closer look at the cliffs and see the Narrows, a river that runs through the gorge, I couldn’t take my eyes off the discolored walls of wet rocks. It was as if the rocks were crying. Then I saw a trail sign that said, “Weeping Rock Trail”. I remembered where I’d heard the words “and the rocks cried out”. It was in scripture.
The phrase is found in Luke 19:39-40 and refers to a time when believers were shouting and praising Jesus. The religious leaders asked Him to quiet them down. Jesus said that if the people couldn’t praise God, then the rocks would cry out. Teaching us the lesson that praise is necessary.
Here’s the kicker… “Ancient Water”. I found out later the water that once fell as rain on the cliffs at Zion is actually rain from around 800 A.D. It is estimated that the water that trickles down on the visitors standing under the Weeping Rocks took around 1,200 years to make its way out. Apparently, it seeps slowly through the sandstone until it reaches the next layer of harder rock where it will force its way out, drop by drop. If the dates are right, this very water dripping down the cliffs of Zion today are from ancient biblical times… and the name Zion is known in the bible as “The City of God”. I just thought this was cool!
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