February 18, 2012

Today is the Last Sunday after Epiphany and always on this Sunday, we hear a version of this story, the Transfiguration. It serves as the final gospel reading in a season when we explore ways in which God is manifest in our world, especially ways in which we experience Jesus Christ. The season begins with the story of Jesus’ baptism, and this year we have heard stories that demonstrate the power of Jesus Christ, his healing of a possessed man, of a leper, and of Simon’s mother. Epiphany is a season when we look for and encounter Jesus Christ in the world around us, sometimes in surprising ways. Continue reading →