There is an important flow of events in our lectionary reading this morning. A flow of events that each individual sitting in the pews before me must be willing to accept as the flow of events in your own lives, as you live the Christian life. It begins with the solitude of a retreat, that is focused on prayer. It moves to a revelation that comes with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. It ends with what is really a new beginning, going forth in a ministry to others.

Let us begin where our lectionary reading begins. Our lesson reads; “After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone.” There are a number of interesting biblical motifs in this passage of scripture. Jesus went up to a “high mountain.” The Bible always depicts t…