The View from the Mountaintop

Being on the top of a mountain really changes the way that we see the world. We see so much more than we can when we are on the ground and, unless you have a fear of heights, the experience of being on a mountain can lead to a sense of both euphoria and power.

Sunday is Transfiguration Sunday as we remember Jesus taking his disciples up both a physical mountain and a spiritual one. The picture they get overwhelms their minds they suffer fear, in the middle of their exhilaration and yet, also feel that they would like to preserve the experience. Peter suggests they build houses there so they don't need to leave, don't need to go back to the real world with its struggles and troubles.

We'll spend some time together thinking about our own mountaintop experiences, wondering how Jesus might react to the way we handle them.