A few Sundays ago I observed that in the Celtic Christian tradition there is an appreciation for what are called, “Thin Spaces” – those times when heaven and earth intersect. Those occasions when extraordinary and ordinary merge. When John Wesley had the experience of having his “heart strangely warmed” – that’s an example of a “Thin Space.”

Jesus took three of the disciples, Peter, James, and John up on the mountain. There they saw Jesus transfigured before their blinded eyes. They saw Moses and Elijah talking with Jesus, and heard again the voice at Jesus’ baptism: This is my Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen to him!”

“When the disciples heard this, they fell to the ground and were overcome with fear.”

It seems to me that one of the emotions associated with “Thin Sp…