It seems that has been forever since I have written anything on my blog. I decided that I needed to put some ideas down so that I can begin the process of preparation for Lent which starts next Wednesday. This Lent season I will be preaching on the 24 Hours that Changed the World. This will pair up with Adam Hamilton’s Bible study of the same name. We will be starting on Thursday after sun set and end on Friday before sun set. We will then celebrate Easter morning and the empty tomb.
Until then, I will be preaching on the transfiguration this Sunday. I am going to use the lectionary passage from 2 Kings 2:1-12. The story of Elijah and Elisha is insightful for me about what it means to pass the mantle of responsibility. With the transfiguration story found in the synoptic gospels, we see this passage. Appearing with Jesus are Moses and Elijah. Moses the one to whom God gave the Torah and his inherited prophet Elijah were two of the most important spokespersons for Israel. Jesus has inherited that responsibility and more. Yet, also present were the three disciples. Now they are also called upon to take up the mantle following the resurrection and Pentecost. Now we are called to take up the mantle. I believe that this is a wonderful reminder as we enter into the Lenten season.
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