Opening Prayer: Lord Jesus, take us to the mountain with you
this day that we might see your glory and be changed forever into your image. Amen.
Scripture: Mark 9:2-10
Journal: Place yourself in this scene with Jesus and his
disciples. What do you see? What does it do in you? What is your response?
Reflection:
Sometimes it’s difficult to see clearly in the
midst of our own life’s circumstances.
During such times the struggle and turmoil of day-to-day existence
allows us only to be able to see what is right in front of us—which can leave
us both overwhelmed and paralyzed. What
we need is someone that can take us up above the clouds and the chaos of this
life, to higher ground where we can see everything in proper perspective. What we need is someone to take us to a place
where our vision, as well as our lives, can be transformed.
That is the gift Jesus gives his three
closest friends on this day. He gives
them the gift of the mountain top. The
mountain top is the place high above the noise and hustle and bustle of the
crowd. The mountain top is the place
where we can see things as they really are—or better yet, as they were intended
to be.
On the mountain top Jesus shows the
disciples himself in a way they had never seen him before. He shows them himself as he really is. It is on top of this mountain that he draws
back the curtain of his humanity and gives his friends a small glimpse of his
divinity—his glory. (Reflections by Jim Branch)
Prayers
Closing Prayer: Show us your glory, Lord Jesus, and let it
transform us forever. Amen.
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