An Embodied Faith
We celebrate Transfiguration Sunday, when Jesus was transfigured before his wilderness experience. This Sunday takes place before Ash Wednesday and the coming Lenten season. We will discover together what Jesus’ transfiguration has to teach us about celebrating change and honoring differences. The sermon texts include Luke 9:28-36 and 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2.
In a world where faith is often construed as a way of thinking, bodily practices remind the willing that faith is a way of life.
– Barbara Brown Taylor
Many may perceive change, especially into something different or unfamiliar, as unsettling—even wrong. Yet, the lessons for today remind us that all kinds of transfiguration—including transitioning—are not to be feared or dismissed. Rather, they should be affirmed and celebrated. Let us remember God’s voice, acknowledging and embracing the transfigured Jesus: “This is my child, my chosen” (Luke 9:35)—or “beloved,” as rendered in Matthew 17:5, Mark 9:7, and some manuscripts of Luke.
– Rev. Dr. Jee Hei Park, Illustrated Ministries
