After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves... And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him and, kneeling before him, said, "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he has seizures and he suffers terribly. For often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. And I brought him to your disciples, and they could not heal him." Matthew 17:1, 14-16Life at the Foot of the MountainHave you ever wondered what it was like back down the mountain with all the other disciples who did NOT get to make the trip up to the transfiguration? I have:So what do you guys think this is all about? I mean, surely I'm not the only one of us whose ego is bruised by this. Why would the Master choose those three over any of us? Maybe James and John, sure, but Peter? Really? Over any of us? He sticks his foot in his mouth every time he opens it...so very impulsive and childish...remember just last week how Jesus rebuked him? So, why Peter? Why on earth would Jesus pick him? Are any of you worried about what this means about our place in the new order of things? Jesus keeps talking about the kingdom of God being at hand and how everything is about to change. Do we even know what that means? What do you think our roles will be in his new kingdom? Do we really have to put up with Peter outranking us? I just don't know if I can live with that.And now, as if God is just trying to show us what huge LOSERS we are, we try to ...The post Ego at the Foot of the Mountain appeared first on Christian Unity Ministries.
