In worship we celebrated the Feast of the Transfiguration and were reminded that God chooses people to be witnesses of God’s grace and glory. The witness is not just for the mountain top but is for all to know, believe, and get hope that God is with us. In our Hebrew Scripture reading from Exodus […]
In worship, the theme was the Transfiguration (not the Feast of the Transfiguration but reading about the Transfiguration). Our collect reminds us that we (humanity) have been shown the light of Christ on the mountain. But that wasn’t something that happened in isolation, but as a means to prepare us to carry our cross as […]
In worship, we were invited to ask for the reminder of God’s promises given in Jesus and how that faith can strengthen us as we change from our present state to one more in tune with God. In our Hebrew Scripture, we heard the account of the transfer of authority from Elijah to Elisha. Along […]
Today was the Sunday often named Transfiguration Sunday (not to be confused with the Feast of the Transfiguration – which falls later in the liturgical calendar). We heard stories of Moses’ shining face and his having to hide his reflection of God’s presence in his life behind a veil – because Israel couldn’t handle being […]
In worship, we heartily bid farewell to the Alleluias and observed the Transfiguration of Jesus. Our lessons shared the story of Elijah and Elisha as leadership transferred from the elder to the younger. We also heard Paul tell the believers in Corinth about the necessity of our sharing God’s message to the world. The question […]
The Feast of the Transfiguration gave us a second opportunity this year (the first being the Last Sunday of Epiphany) to consider our relationship with the revealed God in Christ. The stories from scripture told an esoteric story of the Transfiguration, Peter’s recounting of the day, and the image of Moses’ shining face. The revelation […]