We started off this week with the story of the Transfiguration… Jesus walked up a mountain with a few of his closest disciples and was suddenly transformed into a brilliant, glorious appearance. Joe gave a message about how the disciples were awestruck and confused by a piece of God’s glory come down to earth, and how we often cannot comprehend the presence of God. After the Transfiguration, we come down from the mountain into the end of Jesus’ ministry into the season of Lent. This year we are going through stories of Jesus interacting with humanity every Sunday until Easter, and communicating the grittiness and pain of humanity through blues music.Sara is out of town for the week at remote village in Washington called Holden. They don’t have phone or email reception out there, as part of a contemplative atmosphere, but I’m sure she will have interesting stories about it when she gets back. In the meantime, I have had a whole lot of silent time at home. Complete silence sometimes makes me uncomfortable because it forces me to hear my own thoughts. On the other hand, silence seems to be an appropriate way to start Lent… to start off by clearing the plate of the things that nag at the back of our minds like job security and life direction and what God wants with us.
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