(continues yesterday's passage)
Peter and his companions were very sleepy, but when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him. As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, “Master, it
is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you,
one for Moses and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)
Luke 9: 32-33
You
have to love Peter. He's not capable of simply standing awe-struck and
dumb in the presence of the radiance of Moses and Elijah. He must say
something and do something, and it's as if he thinks to himself, "we've
got to hang onto this glory as long as possible. What can I do to
preserve it?"
His anxiety trumps his capacity for wide-eyed wonder.
As
you walk the slow and meandering journey to the cross with Jesus, give
your heart permission to rest in wide-eyed wonder when it's called for.
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