This morning, my devotional guide sent me to another. This is the story of the Transfiguration. Each of the four Gospels include this story (which suggests it is very important.) This is the story where Jesus goes up on the mountain with Peter and James and John. While there Jesus' body begins to radiate light. With Jesus are Moses and Elijah.
This story allows the disciples (those with him that day and those who read of it in our day) to see Jesus as the One sent by God. We are allowed to see that Jesus is something new and different and yet he is firmly rooted in the unfolding of God's story which is displayed in Abraham and the prophets who came after.
When Moses comes into the story, the story becomes deeper and more instructive. When Elijah comes into the story, the story becomes deeper and more instructive. Now, Jesus has entered the story.
What does Jesus tell his disciples? How does he allow us to see the story unfolding in our own lives?
For today, it may be enough for us to ponder the simplest of pieces of this story. Jesus' transfiguration involves light - and that light calls attention to him. Light enables us to see. Before we look to see what we can see, our eyes have to adjust to the light, we have to register there is a light which allows us to see. For today, think about how the Light which is Jesus affects your vision. How might it affect your vision?
Mark's version of the Transfiguration is in Chapter 9.
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