Text: Mark 9:2-13 (see below)
On my first visit to Tabor, after we had had time in the church, we were led to a quiet grove of pine trees far from the noise of the tourists, pilgrims and taxi cabs. There on a thicket of pine needles we were asked to be still for a lengthy period of time and to listen for the voice of God.
As I began to settle into my surroundings, a gentle breeze began to blow over the group. It was very comforting and brought a tremendous sense of peace to my heart. It was if the “ruach” of God was blowing over the members of the group – forging us – binding us – empowering us for what was to come over the course of the next fourteen days. As I listened to the voice of the Spirit on the Mount that September day in 1991, I heard God say, “Be open! Be ready to experience all that I am about to show you. Be open to receive. Be open to the message.”
What followed were two of the most incredible weeks of my life as I experienced the people, places, and especially the land of Israel/Palestine. Ever since that day, I have never read the Bible in the same way.
Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!’
Here in the waning days of Lent, how are your listening skills? Are you listening for the voice of God? Or are you letting everything else take precedence? Today is your opportunity to be still and to listen. Open your heart to hear the voice of the Spirit. Listen to Jesus, your Master and friend. You will be glad that you did.
Love One Another - Brian
God's Transfiguration of the World
Desmond Tutu
All over this magnificent world God calls us to extend His kingdom of shalom-peace and wholeness — of justice, of goodness, of compassion, of caring, of sharing, of laughter, of joy, of reconciliation. God is transfiguring the world right this very moment through us because God believes in us and because God loves us. What can separate us from the love of God? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. And as we share God's love with our brothers and sisters, God's other children, there is no tyrant who can resist us, no opposition that cannot be ended, no hunger that cannot be fed, no wound that cannot be healed, no hatred that cannot be turned into love, no dream that cannot be fulfilled.
Source: God Has a Dream
Mark 9:2-13
Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one on earth could bleach them. And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, who were talking with Jesus. Then Peter said to Jesus, ‘Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.’ He did not know what to say, for they were terrified. Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!’ Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more, but only Jesus. As they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one about what they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead. So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what this rising from the dead could mean. Then they asked him, ‘Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?’ He said to them, ‘Elijah is indeed coming first to restore all things. How then is it written about the Son of Man, that he is to go through many sufferings and be treated with contempt? But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written about him.’
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