The problem with mountaintop experiences, as Moses discovered, is that the transformation does not last. In a few days or maybe as early as lunchtime, the glory begins to fade. The event we were certain would change our lives forever, turns out to be another fleeting spiritual high. And to hide the lack of lasting transformation, we mask our lives behind a veil, a facade of piety or busyness, until we can ascend the mountain again and be recharged. The pursuit of transformation by consuming external experiences creates worship junkies who 'try' to leap from one mountaintop to another, one spiritual high to another, in search of a glory that will not fade. The problem is not our gatherings, but what we expect from them.