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Trusting the Wisdom of Our Bodies
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Paul Wesley Chilcote | Read Exodus 24:12-14
On May 29, 1993, I made my first climb up Mount Chiremba
above Old Mutare in Zimbabwe. Just about a hundred
years earlier Joseph Crane Hartzell, the newly elected bishop
for Africa, stood atop this mountain and received a vision from
God. He saw young people running to this place...
Lord, we long to come up the mountain to spend time with you. Help us to find that sacred space in our lives to dwell in your presence. Amen.
In deep deference and careful obedience, Moses enters the zone of God’s glory, which certifies Moses’ authority. Psalm 99 praises the kingship of Yahweh, while bringing to mind the human agents of God’s rule who facilitate Yahweh’s conversation with the people. The Gospel lesson, like Exodus 24, characterizes what is not fully seen or clearly heard. Jesus is taken up into the zone of God’s glory and so is filled with transcendent authority. Speech about glory points to the assignment of new authority. The epistle reading asserts the authority of the true teachers of the church who rightly present and interpret the scriptural tradition.
• Read Exodus 24:12-18. When did you last experience a life-altering encounter with God?
• Read Psalm 99. Have you ever felt that if God really knew you, you would be hopeless? What changed your mind?
• Read 2 Peter 1:16-21. For the epistle writer, the Transfiguration event focuses more on hearing than on seeing. How do you listen for God’s words?
• Read Matthew 17:1-9. What dark places have you seen brightened by Christ’s presence—through you or others?
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