Peter, James and John get to see the past and the future at once. They see Elijah and Moses, both long departed, and Jesus, not yet departed, transformed into a glorified state. Then the voice of God comes from a cloud, much as it did at the time of Moses, bringing the same result, fear. This outside-of-time experience on a mountaintop is followed by the journey through the valley of the shadow of death. During Lent we make a similar journey; knowing how the story ends we still have to journey through the struggles of this life before experiencing the end for ourselves.
Does God's presence fill you with awe that leaves you facing the ground needing to hear Jesus calling you to fearless action?
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