While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!”        Matthew 17 : 5

This week’s reading : Matthew 17 v 1-9

Thought for the week

The Experience of Peter

In the face of the overwhelming brilliance of the experience Peter the Rock exclaimed, “It is wonderful for us to be here” But he collapsed with James and John in overwhelming fear of something that was beyond his comprehension.

Later, Peter wrote: “When we told you about the power and the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, we had seen his majesty with our own eyes. He was honoured and glorified by God, when a voice said “This is my Son, The Beloved; he enjoys my favour.” We ourselves heard this voice from heaven, when we were with him”.

Peter the Rock makes plain that the experience was real, not a dream or a parable. He speaks about a real experience. He saw his Master glorified by a force that spoke out of heaven to the very earth where the Peter was standing.

This person Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

Jane

Transfiguration Prayer

Holy One,

We come before you, many of us feeling like we have climbed just a part of the mountain, and there is so much more of a climb left to even get to point to dream that we might be dazzled by what is Divine.

Our loads are heavy, with worry, with regret, with fatigue, with illness, with despair for all in the world that is hurting, in danger, in bondage and more.

We trudge ahead, following you, stumbling, hoping, praying, breathing hard, hearts pounding, some of us are nimble and skipping.

Lead us Lord, to the top of that mountain, where we might be dazzled by your Light, lifted by what is Divine, filled by the sheer delight of what is numinous and ethereal and grounded and real.

We pray this, for ourselves, for one another, and for the worlds in which we live in.

Amen.

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