Wednesday,
December 18, 2013 or Day 346
Zephaniah 2 Psalm 131 Mark 9
Bible Reflection
A song of humility.
The destruction of Israel’s Enemies. And the Transfiguration.
Today’s reading’s certainly take us on a ride as far as the
themes of scripture go. And that doesn’t even touch on Jesus the healer, the argument amongst the apostles, and the dangers of sin.
But all of this has its culmination in the Transfiguration. Jesus on the mountain top becoming the
Christ. The transfiguration is a seminal moment in the Gospels, and a seminal moment in the life of Peter, James and John. They get to the top of the mountain and they see God! And
the never want to leave! Peter thinks this is it! “rabbi it is good for us to be here!” he says!
“let us make three dwellings!” he says.
We all have these moments. Of Pure unadulterated joy. That experience of a unique oneness with God. And we usually want to stay.
But we can’t.
We must come down of the mountain. We must like
Jesus, head to Jerusalem, not to suffer necessarily, but to continue to call
others to Christ. To allow others their own mountain top experience.
At that moment on top of the hill Peter was
tempted to be selfish with his faith. With his unique relationship with the
Christ. But he saw past the temptation and continued down off the mountain to be the Rock on which the Church was founded.
Let us not be selfish with our own mountain top moments, selfish
with our faith. Come down from your high places friends and seek those who are still in darkness, who have not experienced the transfiguration, who don’t know Christ as we know them. Seek them out, and provide light, and love, to their lives.
Grey Maggiano
December 18, 2013 or Day 346
Zephaniah 2 Psalm 131 Mark 9
Bible Reflection
A song of humility.
The destruction of Israel’s Enemies. And the Transfiguration.
Today’s reading’s certainly take us on a ride as far as the
themes of scripture go. And that doesn’t even touch on Jesus the healer, the argument amongst the apostles, and the dangers of sin.
But all of this has its culmination in the Transfiguration. Jesus on the mountain top becoming the
Christ. The transfiguration is a seminal moment in the Gospels, and a seminal moment in the life of Peter, James and John. They get to the top of the mountain and they see God! And
the never want to leave! Peter thinks this is it! “rabbi it is good for us to be here!” he says!
“let us make three dwellings!” he says.
We all have these moments. Of Pure unadulterated joy. That experience of a unique oneness with God. And we usually want to stay.
But we can’t.
We must come down of the mountain. We must like
Jesus, head to Jerusalem, not to suffer necessarily, but to continue to call
others to Christ. To allow others their own mountain top experience.
At that moment on top of the hill Peter was
tempted to be selfish with his faith. With his unique relationship with the
Christ. But he saw past the temptation and continued down off the mountain to be the Rock on which the Church was founded.
Let us not be selfish with our own mountain top moments, selfish
with our faith. Come down from your high places friends and seek those who are still in darkness, who have not experienced the transfiguration, who don’t know Christ as we know them. Seek them out, and provide light, and love, to their lives.
Grey Maggiano
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