{"id":2271,"date":"2012-03-05T08:24:48","date_gmt":"2012-03-05T14:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/?p=2271"},"modified":"2026-02-27T08:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:12:20","slug":"the-transfiguration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2012\/03\/05\/the-transfiguration\/","title":{"rendered":"The Transfiguration"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThen Peter said to Jesus in reply, \u2018Rabbi, it is good that we are here!\u00a0 Let us make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah\u2019\u201d<\/em> (Mark 9:5).<\/span><\/p>\n

When I went hiking with a group of junior high students, we were going up a pretty steep mountain and we were having a hard time finding a place to camp.\u00a0 Finally we came upon an old railroad grade.\u00a0 It was the only flat land we had found.\u00a0 So we tied up our tarps and settled in to sleep.\u00a0 In the middle of the night, it started pouring rain.\u00a0 The rain came right down the side of the mountain, across our flat railroad grade like a river, and straight down the mountain again.\u00a0 We spent together a long sleepless night, fortunately, with a lot of laughter and good humor. <\/span><\/p>\n

I get Peter. <\/span><\/p>\n

Can we just stop for a moment and pitch a tent? <\/span><\/p>\n

In this crazy 4G-speed world can we rest and stay and be?<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been tired lately,\u00a0 Bone tired,\u00a0 Take-a-nap-on-my-lunch-break-cause-I-cannot-keep-my-eyes-open tired.\u00a0 My friends and parishioners have noticed my tiredness and told me to take it easy.\u00a0 So right now I am in the middle of a five day retreat.\u00a0 I am finding restoration.\u00a0 And I am reflecting on being tired.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

I think a lot of us are tired: from justice work and daily work, school and jobs and family.\u00a0 The speed is relentless and the expectations are never-ending. \u00a0I remember making a list of Holiday stressors and writing down, \u201cexistence.\u201d\u00a0 Sometimes, just this living wears us out.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus,<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Show me the things<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

That lumber up my heart,<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

So that it cannot be filled<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

With your life and power.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

–Evelyn Underhill<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

What lumbers up my heart?\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lord, show me the logs of attachment and self-criticism, of pettiness and envy, of over-analysis and just pure flight that keep me from filling with your love.\u00a0 Help me, my Jesus, to rely on you.\u00a0 To rest in you.\u00a0 To be wholly in you.\u00a0 Help me to find a little more interior space to be who I am just as you made me, and to be okay with that.\u00a0 I cannot do it without you.\u00a0 I cannot do anything without you.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0[youtube=<\/span>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VmiebkAEzfc&feature=related]<\/p>\n


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Peter came down from the mountain.\u00a0 He asked to put up a tent, but he followed Jesus back into the daily healing work of the world.\u00a0 Eventually, he picked up his own cross. I think maybe it is okay to be tired for a while.\u00a0 It is okay to rest.\u00a0 And also I know that the greatest rest will not come to me on my own.\u00a0 Jesus is my rest.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cThen Peter said to Jesus in reply, \u2018Rabbi, it is good that we are here!\u00a0 Let us make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah\u2019\u201d (Mark 9:5). When I went hiking with a group of junior high students, we were going up a pretty steep mountain and we were having...","protected":false},"author":7668253,"featured_media":25448,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2178641],"tags":[10051,13403,214,698755376,887273,158710,401,7816,6406728,7815,8329,698755380,2572,38118,909045,853,18454,8408,116,15314,136087,25731,30351,94436,189664,909712,57741375,131],"series":[698756626],"class_list":["post-2271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prayer-and-spirituality","tag-bible","tag-camping","tag-christianity","tag-discipleship","tag-evelyn-underhill","tag-exhaustion","tag-faith","tag-god","tag-gospel-living","tag-hiking","tag-jesus","tag-lent","tag-ministry","tag-mountain","tag-nicole-c-mullen","tag-prayer","tag-quiet","tag-reflection","tag-religion","tag-rest","tag-retreat","tag-scripture","tag-service","tag-stillness","tag-transfiguration","tag-tried","tag-when-i-call-on-jesus","tag-work","series-messy-jesus-business"],"acf":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a-vibrant-abstract-artwork-featuring-bold-colors-and-dynamic-lines-showcasing-modern-art-style.-15075329-scaled.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/feed\/podcast\/messy-jesus-business","embedCode":"

The Transfiguration<\/a><\/blockquote>