“He was transformed in front of them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light.” Matthew 17:2 (ceb)

This Sunday we celebrate Transfiguration Sunday. This story is found in they synoptic gospels: Matthew, Mark and Luke and tells of Jesus taking three of the disciples up on a mountain top. While on the mountain Jesus is joined with Moses and Elijah and the disciples see Jesus in his full glory. It is a powerful experience. Melinda Quivik writes about the power of the transfiguration this way, “The power of the Transfiguration is that it plants in our hearts and minds the brilliance of eternity on the mountain with the greatest prophets, emboldening us for the journey together as the body of Christ. The Transfiguration thus prepares us to come to terms with our humility, our soil nature, our utter dependence on God.” I appreciate her views because it speaks to me of powerful nature of Christ and in turn how we are fully dependent on listening to God and following God in order to be the body of Christ for the world. That we as the church are not called to have power over others but to rise up as dust that has been formed by the creator and given the breath of life from God. So that we can share this same breath with others, so they too can come into light of the love that is found in Jesus.

Grace and Peace,

Pastor Owen