"This is my Son, the Chosen One. Listen to him!"

      

Monday musical meditations on God's good news






















An opening prayer:

    “Alleluia,” song of sweetness, Voice of joy that cannot die—
    “Alleluia”  is the anthem Ever dear to choirs on high.
    “Praise the Lord, our King Almighty” —
    Like loud thunder thus they cry.

    “Alleluia” rings your echo, True Jerusalem and free.
    “Alleluia,” with our mother, Singing, We all wish to be.
    But by Babylon’s sad waters
    Mourning exiles now are we.

    “Alleluia” cannot always Be our song while here below;
    “Alleluia” our transgressions Make us for a while forego,
    For the solemn time is coming
    When our Savior’s blood will flow.

    Therefore in our hymns we pray you, Grant us, blessed Trinity,
    At the last to keep your Easter In the home we long to see—
    There to you forever singing
    “Alleluia” joyfully. Amen.


Luke 9:28–36

  • About eight days after this conversation, he took along Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray. 29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white.
  • 30 Suddenly, two men were talking with him— Moses and Elijah. 31 They appeared in glory and were speaking of his departure, which he was about to accomplish in Jerusalem. 32 Peter and those with him were in a deep sleep, and when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who were standing with him.
  • 33 As the two men were departing from him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it's good for us to be here. Let us set up three shelters: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah"— not knowing what he was saying.
  • 34 While he was saying this, a cloud appeared and overshadowed them. They became afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 Then a voice came from the cloud, saying: "This is my Son, the Chosen One; listen to him!"
  • 36 After the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. They kept silent, and at that time told no one what they had seen.

Good new questions

  • What will happen, do you think, if you keep listening to Jesus? Even listening forever?

For others pray

  • That God spreads the good news of the kingdom of the Son he loves on the Falkland Islands

J.S. Bach's beautiful music for today

  • BWV 50 (YouTube, "Now is the salvation and the strength")
  • This beautiful, joyful piece is not about Jesus' transfiguration per se.
  • But it breathes the spirit of the joy of what happened that glorious night on the mountain.
  • "Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah."
  • Satan is thrown down. He cannot accuse us any more.
  • Eternal joy is ours in Christ!

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