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February 28, 2021Lent is a time to seek God’s glorious presence more diligently, hidden in an often-arduous journey, marked by the reality of sin and death. Today’s scriptures juxtapose two very different images of this journey - one up Mount Moriah, the other up Mount Tabor. For the Christian, Isaac’s journey up Mount Moriah is a prophetic glimpse at Jesus’ painful trek toward the place of the skull. The pitiful sight of Isaac carrying the heavy bundle of kindling wood up the mountain for his own sacrifice reminds us of the suffering of the innocent that has stained the world throughout its history and continues to do so today.
And yet, Peter, James, and John’s climb up Mount Tabor reminds us that, when we climb with the Lord and cleave lovingly to him, even the deepest suffering can be transfigured and refashioned into vehicle of hidden glory. What are the ways God’s Holy Spirit might be calling us to cleave lovingly to Christ, so we might more healingly accompany others in their suffering? And how might cleaving to such a friend and guide transfigure our own suffering, revealing in the arduousness of our own climb the presence of hidden glory? As we continue to climb together, let us remind one another to cleave lovingly to Christ, so that in the ascent of Moriah and Calvary, we may also glimpse the glory of Tabor.
