mountain climbing

Week 4  Psalm 24

David asks: who may climb the mountain of the Lord?
There’s no actual physical Mountain of the Lord to climb so I figure David is trying to freeze a pretty fluid idea for me– solidifying-for-manageability’s-sake.
I draw an inverted-V on a sheet of paper (the mountain) & a squiggle at the apex (the Lord) & a stick figure at the bottom (me). He’s there and I’m here…so how do I close that gap…climb the mountain? That’s the question.
David’s answer is that I have to become a certain kind of person. He names three qualities I need…
My hands and heart have to be pure
I can’t worship idols
I can’t lie.
I’m guessing this is an abbreviated list but even if it isn’t there’s still three things to do/not do and a certain kind of person to become before I get into the vicinity of the Lord.
I look at my sketch and wonder how things unrelated to climbing get me up the mountain. The answer seems to be: indirectly. Work on things I can work on so I can make progress on the thing I can’t.
So…for instance what happens if I quit lying to myself and to other people?
David lists four results:
…the Lord will bless me
…I’ll be in good standing with him
…I’ll be able to approach him
…and I’ll be able to worship him.
Doing something hard to achieve something impossible.

Note: see Psalm 24:3-6