According to tradition the “Transfiguration” took place on top of Mount Tabor, a craggy, cone shaped mountain across the lush Jezreel Valley from both Nazareth and Cana. Jesus is with three of his friends when they see him appear quite different and standing with Elijah, the great prophet, and Moses, the great lawgiver. From the clouds they hear a voice proclaim “This is my beloved son, listen to him.” God was telling Peter, James and John, and He is telling us, to get to know Jesus. Learn all you can about him so you can imitate him. Learn about him now so when the opportunity presents itself, you can be like Jesus without hesitation. Earlier, at a wedding feast in Cana, Mary told servants to “Do whatever he tells you.” The message from both the earthly mother of Jesus and his Heavenly Father is very simple: “Listen to Him!” and “Do whatever he tells you!” Peter and the others wanted to stay in the comfort and safety of the top of the mountain. Are we willing to get out of our comfort zone to “Do whatever he tells you.”
