Around the time Jesus began warning his disciples that he would soon die, he took Peter, James and John away up a mountain. There they stood witness to events that would bolster their faith in the trying times to come...
We read the Transfiguration story back in February, but this week the lectionary offers us a second opportunity to revisit this remarkable event, so I took the opportunity to update the recording and re-share this hymn with you.
Like Peter, James, and John, we’d love to set up camp on the mountaintop and just enjoy the presence of our Lord. But the important things God has called us to do mostly don’t happen in those holy times, they happen back out in the world.
I love Robinson’s final verse – Lord, if we can’t stay here with you, come with us back to our daily life…
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