Mark 9:2-13. What the heck is a transfiguration? Jesus starts glowing and then some people from the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible pop up. What are we to make of this? I have to be honest- I have preached about this many times over the years, in the beginning of ministry at Saint James I preached it once a year because there is a whole Sunday set aside for it. Having preached and taught about it over the years doesn’t leave me with any easy answers. The story has the feel of an after resurrection story with Jesus appearing to the disciples but that is not what the story is about. Is it a foretaste of the resurrection? Why are only Peter, James, and John there instead of the whole Jesus crew? Why did Moses and Elijah pop up instead of some other characters? What is this story meant to teach us about Jesus, about faith, about living everyday? Is there ever a time when Peter doesn’t do the “say-whatever-comes-to-mind” thing? Seems I still have more questions than answers. I’ll keep working on it…
