Moving Forward - 7 February 2025

Mark 9:7b This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!

I don’t think Peter did half-bad here in the scene we know as the Transfiguration. If I saw Jesus and two dead guys start shining like searchlights, I would have required sedatives and a rescue helicopter and responded loudly, repeatedly, and in tongues that needed no interpretation. Thankfully, I don’t think human response is the point.  

I think God’s compassion is the point or at least part of it. Maybe that’s why God speaks from a cloud, with simple instructions, after the sensory overload of the visible glory of God the Son, Moses, and Elijah, saying: This is my beloved Son. Listen to him. God extends divine compassion, a sacred and open place where we can hear and receive truth as a means of loving transformation. Divine compassion gives us access to the covering of divine love, strengthening us to look at and go into the hard and holy places—in our lives, in our ministries, and in the world.

MOVING FORWARD: How would you have responded as a witness to the Transfiguration?

PRAY for the Diocese of Western Louisiana (The Episcopal Church)

Psalm 69 * Psalm 73 | Isa. 56:1-8 | Gal. 5:16-24 | Mark 9:2-13

(Source: Forward Day by Day Movement)