Get in the Game!

With spring training upon us, I find myself once again wishing that my favorite baseball team would recruit that perfect player. You know, the one who performs at every position beautifully and rarely strikes out or commits an error. The problem is, how can they get him to put down his hot dog and beer long enough to come down from the bleachers and play?

As we journey through life as Jesus’ followers, what does it take to get us to put down whatever it is that we’re consuming and come down from the stands? As we journey through life as Jesus’ followers, what does it take to transform us from mere spectators to active participants eager to get in the game?

This is Jesus’ concern with the Apostle Peter in today’s Gospel Lesson …

Jesus leads Peter, James, and John “up a high mountain,” Matthew tells us. There, in their presence, “He is transfigured.” There they see a glorious vision of the Lord. The…