2 Kings 2:1-12<\/p>\n
Rev. Dr.P.W. spoke about how the Old Testament was different\u00a0 when read from the Christian perspective.\u00a0 The taking up of Elijah in the whirlwind at the end of his life looked forward to Jesus’ embodiment of the spirit and his transfiguration and subsequent death and resurrection.<\/p>\n
There were parts of this reading that many of us had forgotten.\u00a0 That Elijah parted the waters, like Moses and, like Moses at the end of his life, Elisha\u00a0 stood across the river looking at the Promised land as he\u00a0 inherited Elijah’s spirit and mission.<\/p>\n
Dr. C.W. remarked on the passing on of spiritual gifts from one generation to another.\u00a0 In our challenged economy we could reconsider what we felt was important to hand down to our children in as much as many of us would have less material wealth to give.\u00a0 In our society too, she continued, we may have had our goals misplaced and would do well to consider our spiritual gifts and the importance of sharing them.<\/p>\n
Psalm 50, like 2 Kings’ chariots of fire and whirlwind, had\u00a0 God appearing as Devouring Fire and mighty tempest and a judge.\u00a0 P.C. pointed out how often in the early scriptures God was depicted in terms of fire and tempest, overwhelming and uncontrollable events.\u00a0 Natural disasters were explained as acts of God.\u00a0 Now we see wild fires in Australia and think of arsonists.\u00a0 Dr. CW said that the idea of God being uncontrollable was expressed in these events.\u00a0 We need to realize how much of our lives and the world are not within our control.<\/p>\n
2 Corinthians 4:3-6<\/p>\n
Paul explains how the good news that “God has shone in our hearts to give the light of knowledge of the\u00a0 Glory of God in the face of Jesus” can be veiled to some but the light is stronger than the veil.\u00a0 PG said that this is the same light of the world, the Word in John, that cannot be overcome by darkness.\u00a0 PC described Paul’s teaching in the synagogues to Jews and non Jews. Some were not believers. In this passage he is careful to say that Jesus is the messenger, not him.<\/p>\n
Mark 9:2-9<\/p>\n
We considered how Mark wrote to reflect the Hebrew scriptures in his account of Jesus’ transfiguration.\u00a0 Dr.PC pointed out that the lectionary was assembled by the church to tell the Christian story over the year.\u00a0 The Mark passage was foremost important to the beginning of Lent this week.In other words it reflected forward not back into history.<\/p>\n
DC wondered how the disciples recognized Moses and Elijah.\u00a0 What were the images of them at the time Mark wrote?\u00a0 AD referred to a commentary which pointed out, among other things, that the followers’ impulse to build a stone “dwelling” for each of the apparitions was human nature: to rush to do something concrete when perhaps the better response would be quiet contemplation until a clear plan of action presents itself.\u00a0 We are left with an image of light, shining from Jesus’ face and clothing, and the spirit that Elijah passed to Elisha being of the same light, a light which is the glory of God, as\u00a0 Paul said, “shone\u00a0 in our hearts”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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