Transfiguration (A) + Mountain + 2.26.17
(pexels.com) Melissa Campbell-Langdell All Santos, Oxnard (Exodus 24:12–18; Ps. 2; 2 Peter 1:16–21; Matthew 17:1–9) Today we hear a lot about mountain moments. Decisive moments, full of spiritual revelation. Today is the last Sunday of the season of Epiphany and it is fitting that here we have yet another revelation of God’s self. In the beginning of this season, Jesus was revealed as God’s son at his baptism in the waters of the River Jordan. Now, he ascends a mountain with some disciples and is transformed in what we call the Transfiguration, and in this moment, just after he has spoken of his upcoming suffering and death, we see God declare Jesus once again as his son. In the first reading of today from Exodus, we see Moses on the mountain, and in today’s Psalm we hear about Mount Zion. It is clear that this mountain is symbolic of a lot of things- the location of the encounter between human beings and God. It signifies the place where God reveals God’s self to us and...