Moving Forward - 2 March 2025

SUNDAY, March 2, Last Epiphany

Luke 9:28-29 Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white.

It was October of 2014, and I was standing on top of Sugarloaf Mountain right outside of Marquette, Michigan. It was my first time in the Upper Peninsula, and it was peak fall color. I was paralyzed by beauty.

Before me stretched the inestimable vastness of Lake Superior; behind me was the wilderness of the U.P. I was caught somewhere between heaven and earth. I called my girlfriend; I did not want to come down. 

Jesus calls us up the mountain to free us from our agendas and mendacity. He is transfigured before us for our benefit, not his own. Jesus longs for us to be transformed more and more into his likeness. To do so, we must come up a little higher. In climbing the heights of the mystery of God, we may find ourselves astounded by a mountaintop experience and may even long to stay there with the other disciples.

MOVING FORWARD: Reflect on a time you were captivated by the world around you.

PRAY for the Anglican Church of Burundi

Ps 99 | Exodus 34:29-35 | 2 Corinthians 3:12—4:2 | Luke 9:28-36 (37-43a)

(Source: Forward Day By Day Movement)