By Pastor Steve Greene
Pastor Steve once again digs deep into the Word and pulls out some gems for us. In this video, we anticipate this coming Sunday’s Gospel reading — Christ’s Transfiguration. Greene says: “God calls us to walk with Him in the wilderness. To be purged and pruned of ourselves. Our selfishness. Our Self-righteousness. And from that, to be transformed.”
Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother,
and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
And he was transfigured before them;
his face shone like the sun
and his clothes became white as light.
And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them,
conversing with him.
Then Peter said to Jesus in reply,
“Lord, it is good that we are here.
If you wish, I will make three tents here,
one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
While he was still speaking, behold,
a bright cloud cast a shadow over them,
then from the cloud came a voice that said,
“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased;
listen to him.”
When the disciples heard this, they fell prostrate
and were very much afraid.
But Jesus came and touched them, saying,
“Rise, and do not be afraid.”
And when the disciples raised their eyes,
they saw no one else but Jesus alone.
As they were coming down from the mountain,
Jesus charged them,
“Do not tell the vision to anyone
until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
Steve Greene is the Pastor of Holy Trinity Anglican Church (Lucan) and St. James Chapel of Ease (Clandeboye), both in Ontario, Canada.
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