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How Does the Transfiguration Change Our Everyday Courage? Matthew 17:1–9 · Daily Bible Refresh

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  17:1
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  9
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  message
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  sunlight
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  Six
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  days
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  three
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  of
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  them
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  saw
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  that
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  glory.
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  took
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  Peter
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  and
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  the
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  brothers
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  James
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  and
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  John
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  and
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  led
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  them
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  up
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  on
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  a
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  high
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  mountain.
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  His
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  appearance
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  changed
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  from
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  the
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  inside
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  out.
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  Right
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  before
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  their
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  eyes.
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  Sunlight
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  poured
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  from
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  his
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  face.
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  His
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  clothes
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  were
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  filled
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  with
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  light.
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  Then
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  he
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  realized
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  that
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  Moses
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  and
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  Elijah
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  were
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  there
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  in
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  deep
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  conversation
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  with
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  him.
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  Peter
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  broke
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  in,
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  master,
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  this
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  is
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  a
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  great
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  moment.
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  if
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  I
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  built
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  three
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  memorials
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  here
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  on
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  the
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  mountain,
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  One
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  for
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  you,
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  one
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  for
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  Moses,
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  and
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  one
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  for
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  Elijah.
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  was
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  going
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  on
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  like
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  this,
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  babbling,
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  a
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  light
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  radiant
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  cloud
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  enveloped
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  them
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  sounded
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  a
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  my
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  my
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  love,
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  focus
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  of
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  my
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  delight.
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  him.
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  that,
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  their
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  faces,
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  scared
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  to
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  But
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  Jesus
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  came
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  over
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  and
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  touched
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  them.
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  afraid.
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  opened
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  their
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  eyes
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  and
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  looked
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  around,
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  they
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  saw
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  it
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  was
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  Jesus,
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  only
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  Jesus,
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  coming
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  down
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  the
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  mountain.
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  Jesus
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  swore
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  them
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  to
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  secrecy.
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  Don't
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  breathe
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  a
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  word
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  about
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  what
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  you've
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  seen.
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  After
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  the
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  Son
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  of
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  Man
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  is
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  raised
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  from
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  the
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  dead,
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  you
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  are
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  free
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  to
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  talk.
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  What
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  a
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  really
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  incredible
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  passage
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  of
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  scripture.
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  This
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  passage
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  is
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  called
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  the
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  Transfiguration,
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  where
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  the
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  images
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  of
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  Jesus
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  and
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  Elijah
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  and
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  and
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  Moses
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  were
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  transfigured
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  or
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  changed
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  in
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  their
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  appearance.
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  And
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  I
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  just
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  want
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  to
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  thank
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  you
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  for
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  spending
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  a
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  little
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  time
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  to
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  unpack
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  this
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  message.
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  It
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  has
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  some
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  complexities
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  to
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  it,
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  but
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  it's
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  really
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  just
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  simply
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  this.
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  Jesus
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  shines
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  like
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  the
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  sun
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  and
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  then
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  a
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  Moses
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  and
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  Elijah
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  show
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  up
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  and
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  Peter's
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  kind
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  of
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  here,
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  ready
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  to
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  build
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  three
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  tabernacles
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  or
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  memorials
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  to
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  them
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  to
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  preserve
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  the
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  moment.
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  Even
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  before
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  the
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  Echo
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  of
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  the
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  glory
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  fades.
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  But
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  we
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  see
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  something
• 3:18
  beautiful
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  here.
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  Peter
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  trying
• 3:20
  to
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  grab
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  a
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  toolkit,
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  as
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  it
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  were,
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  and
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  create
• 3:23
  something
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  permanent.
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  So
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  Jesus
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  takes
• 3:28
  Peter
• 3:28
  and
• 3:28
  James
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  and
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  John
• 3:29
  up
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  to
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  the
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  mountain
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  and
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  everything
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  changes.
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  His
• 3:31
  appearance
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  says,
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  sunlight
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  poured
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  from
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  his
• 3:34
  face,
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  and
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  this
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  light
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  radiant
• 3:36
  cloud
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  shows
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  up,
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  says,
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  this
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  is
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  my
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  son,
• 3:39
  marked
• 3:39
  by
• 3:39
  my
• 3:39
  love.
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  Listen
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  to
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  him.
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  That's
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  part
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  of
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  the
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  key
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  part
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  here,
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  listening.
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  And
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  they
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  all
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  fell
• 3:46
  flat
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  out
• 3:46
  on
• 3:47
  their
• 3:47
  faces,
• 3:47
  afraid.
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  And
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  then
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  they
• 3:49
  realized
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  they
• 3:49
  had
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  this
• 3:49
  turn
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  of
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  a
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  phrase
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  when
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  they
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  looked
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  up.
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  Oh,
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  I
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  know
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  you,
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  Jesus.
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  It's
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  only
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  Jesus,
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  they
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  say.
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  Interesting
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  way
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  of
• 3:58
  putting
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  it.
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  And
• 3:59
  Jesus
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  tells
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  them,
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  yes,
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  it's
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  me.
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  And
• 4:02
  Jesus
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  tell
• 4:03
  them
• 4:03
  to
• 4:03
  keep
• 4:04
  quiet
• 4:04
  until
• 4:04
  the
• 4:04
  resurrection.
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  Some
• 4:06
  interesting
• 4:07
  twists
• 4:07
  and
• 4:07
  turns
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  in
• 4:08
  this
• 4:08
  story
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  here.
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  It's
• 4:09
  really
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  a
• 4:09
  supernatural
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  thing.
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  And
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  so
• 4:12
  let's
• 4:12
  get
• 4:12
  into
• 4:12
  it.
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  Let's
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  talk
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  about
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  three
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  points
• 4:14
  to
• 4:14
  ponder
• 4:16
  from
• 4:16
  a
• 4:16
  progressive
• 4:17
  perspective.
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  The
• 4:19
  first
• 4:20
  one
• 4:20
  is
• 4:20
  this.
• 4:21
  From
• 4:21
  building
• 4:21
  monuments
• 4:22
  to
• 4:22
  practicing
• 4:23
  listening.
• 4:25
  Peter's
• 4:25
  impulse
• 4:26
  is
• 4:26
  familiar.
• 4:27
  This
• 4:27
  is
• 4:27
  a
• 4:27
  big,
• 4:27
  big
• 4:27
  deal.
• 4:28
  Let's
• 4:28
  build
• 4:28
  something
• 4:29
  big
• 4:29
  about
• 4:29
  it.
• 4:30
  But
• 4:30
  the
• 4:30
  voice
• 4:31
  interrupts
• 4:31
  him.
• 4:32
  Listen
• 4:32
  to
• 4:32
  him,
• 4:32
  meaning
• 4:33
  Jesus.
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  And
• 4:34
  a
• 4:34
  progressive
• 4:35
  read
• 4:35
  of
• 4:35
  this
• 4:35
  notices
• 4:36
  how
• 4:36
  institutions
• 4:37
  often
• 4:37
  rush
• 4:38
  to
• 4:38
  memorialize
• 4:39
  experiences
• 4:40
  instead
• 4:40
  of
• 4:41
  metabolizing
• 4:42
  them,
• 4:43
  making
• 4:43
  them
• 4:43
  part
• 4:43
  of
• 4:44
  who
• 4:44
  you
• 4:44
  are.
• 4:45
  Monuments
• 4:45
  freeze
• 4:46
  a
• 4:46
  moment,
• 4:46
  as
• 4:47
  it
• 4:47
  were,
• 4:47
  like
• 4:47
  a
• 4:47
  statue
• 4:48
  or
• 4:49
  photograph.
• 4:49
  It
• 4:50
  freezes
• 4:50
  a
• 4:50
  moment.
• 4:51
  And
• 4:51
  listening
• 4:52
  transforms
• 4:53
  us
• 4:53
  for
• 4:54
  a
• 4:54
  movement.
• 4:55
  The
• 4:55
  transfiguration
• 4:56
  isn't
• 4:57
  a
• 4:57
  call
• 4:57
  to
• 4:57
  cement
• 4:58
  glory
• 4:59
  into
• 4:59
  that
• 4:59
  moment.
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  It's
• 5:00
  a
• 5:00
  call
• 5:00
  to
• 5:01
  recenter
• 5:02
  to
• 5:02
  Jesus's
• 5:03
  voice,
• 5:03
  especially
• 5:04
  when
• 5:04
  he
• 5:04
  speaks
• 5:05
  most
• 5:05
  clearly.
• 5:07
  That's
• 5:07
  about
• 5:08
  the
• 5:08
  poor,
• 5:08
  about
• 5:09
  the
• 5:09
  sick,
• 5:09
  about
• 5:09
  the
• 5:10
  excluded.
• 5:11
  It's
• 5:12
  about
• 5:13
  the
• 5:13
  best
• 5:14
  thing
• 5:14
  you
• 5:14
  can
• 5:14
  do
• 5:15
  sometimes,
• 5:16
  like
• 5:16
  you
• 5:16
  take
• 5:16
  a
• 5:16
  walk
• 5:16
  in
• 5:17
  the
• 5:17
  woods,
• 5:17
  is
• 5:18
  not
• 5:18
  to
• 5:18
  try.
• 5:19
  To
• 5:19
  describe
• 5:19
  every
• 5:19
  tree
• 5:20
  and
• 5:20
  every
• 5:20
  leaf
• 5:21
  was
• 5:21
  to
• 5:21
  quiet
• 5:21
  down,
• 5:22
  feel
• 5:22
  the
• 5:23
  wind,
• 5:23
  feel
• 5:23
  the
• 5:24
  warmth
• 5:24
  of
• 5:24
  the
• 5:24
  sun,
• 5:25
  let
• 5:25
  the
• 5:25
  view
• 5:26
  that
• 5:26
  you
• 5:26
  have
• 5:27
  rearrange
• 5:28
  your
• 5:28
  life
• 5:29
  before
• 5:29
  you
• 5:30
  cut
• 5:31
  down
• 5:31
  the
• 5:31
  trees
• 5:31
  and
• 5:31
  make
• 5:31
  a
• 5:32
  plaque
• 5:32
  to
• 5:32
  the
• 5:32
  beauty.
• 5:34
  If
• 5:34
  our
• 5:34
  faith
• 5:35
  reflex
• 5:35
  is
• 5:36
  to
• 5:36
  construct,
• 5:37
  to
• 5:37
  deconstruct,
• 5:38
  and
• 5:38
  to
• 5:39
  reconstruct
• 5:39
  something,
• 5:40
  maybe
• 5:41
  the
• 5:41
  Spirit's
• 5:42
  real
• 5:43
  invitation
• 5:44
  here
• 5:44
  is
• 5:44
  to
• 5:45
  attune
• 5:46
  or
• 5:47
  to
• 5:47
  tune
• 5:47
  in.
• 5:49
  Second
• 5:50
  point
• 5:50
  to
• 5:50
  ponder.
• 5:51
  The
• 5:52
  shine
• 5:52
  is
• 5:52
  real,
• 5:52
  but
• 5:52
  the
• 5:53
  touch
• 5:53
  is
• 5:53
  the
• 5:53
  point.
• 5:54
  The
• 5:55
  text
• 5:55
  glows
• 5:56
  with
• 5:56
  this
• 5:56
  spectacle,
• 5:57
  you
• 5:57
  know,
• 5:57
  sunlight,
• 5:58
  phase,
• 5:58
  radiant
• 5:59
  cloud,
• 5:59
  ancestral
• 6:00
  prophets
• 6:00
  showing
• 6:01
  up.
• 6:01
  But
• 6:01
  the
• 6:02
  pivot
• 6:02
  is
• 6:02
  intimate.
• 6:02
  Jesus
• 6:03
  came
• 6:03
  over
• 6:03
  and
• 6:04
  touched
• 6:04
  them.
• 6:06
  Don't
• 6:06
  be
• 6:06
  afraid,
• 6:07
  he
• 6:07
  says
• 6:07
  after
• 6:08
  he
• 6:08
  touches
• 6:08
  them.
• 6:10
  And
• 6:10
  the
• 6:10
  progressive
• 6:11
  heart
• 6:11
  of
• 6:11
  the
• 6:11
  matter
• 6:12
  here
• 6:12
  is
• 6:12
  that
• 6:12
  embodied
• 6:13
  compassion
• 6:14
  is
• 6:14
  what
• 6:14
  makes
• 6:14
  glory
• 6:15
  credible.
• 6:16
  If
• 6:16
  we
• 6:16
  can't
• 6:17
  translate
• 6:18
  the
• 6:18
  mountaintop
• 6:18
  experience
• 6:19
  of
• 6:19
  all
• 6:20
  into
• 6:21
  the
• 6:21
  valley
• 6:21
  floor,
• 6:22
  sensation
• 6:23
  and
• 6:23
  action
• 6:24
  of
• 6:24
  tenderness
• 6:25
  We've
• 6:26
  missed
• 6:26
  the
• 6:26
  point.
• 6:26
  For
• 6:27
  Jesus
• 6:28
  and
• 6:28
  the
• 6:29
  cancer
• 6:29
  community,
• 6:29
  which
• 6:30
  I
• 6:30
  work
• 6:30
  with,
• 6:30
  hope
• 6:31
  isn't
• 6:31
  some
• 6:31
  abstract
• 6:32
  light.
• 6:33
  It's
• 6:33
  a
• 6:33
  hand
• 6:34
  on
• 6:34
  your
• 6:34
  shoulder
• 6:34
  during
• 6:35
  chemo.
• 6:35
  It's
• 6:35
  a
• 6:35
  holding
• 6:36
  your
• 6:36
  hand.
• 6:36
  It's
• 6:37
  a
• 6:37
  conversation.
• 6:38
  It's
• 6:38
  given
• 6:39
  a
• 6:39
  ride
• 6:39
  to
• 6:40
  a
• 6:40
  medical
• 6:40
  appointment.
• 6:41
  It's
• 6:41
  maybe
• 6:41
  it's
• 6:41
  a
• 6:42
  joke
• 6:42
  that
• 6:42
  lets
• 6:42
  you
• 6:42
  smile
• 6:43
  again.
• 6:44
  The
• 6:45
  Showstopper
• 6:45
  is
• 6:46
  not
• 6:46
  the
• 6:46
  show.
• 6:48
  It's
• 6:48
  the
• 6:48
  presence.
• 6:48
  It's
• 6:49
  the
• 6:49
  nearness.
• 6:50
  That's
• 6:51
  what
• 6:51
  only
• 6:52
  Jesus
• 6:53
  looks
• 6:53
  like
• 6:53
  in
• 6:54
  practice.
• 6:56
  It's
• 6:56
  not
• 6:56
  only
• 6:56
  Jesus,
• 6:57
  it's
• 6:59
  only
• 7:00
  Jesus.
• 7:02
  Third
• 7:02
  point
• 7:02
  to
• 7:03
  ponder
• 7:03
  Transfiguration
• 7:05
  reveals
• 7:06
  an
• 7:06
  inside
• 7:07
  out
• 7:07
  way
• 7:07
  of
• 7:08
  power.
• 7:09
  Matthew
• 7:09
  says
• 7:10
  Jesus's
• 7:11
  appearance
• 7:11
  changed
• 7:12
  from
• 7:12
  the
• 7:13
  inside
• 7:13
  out.
• 7:14
  That's
• 7:15
  a
• 7:15
  reversal
• 7:15
  of
• 7:15
  how
• 7:16
  power
• 7:16
  usually
• 7:17
  works.
• 7:17
  It
• 7:17
  usually
• 7:17
  works
• 7:18
  from
• 7:18
  the
• 7:18
  outside
• 7:18
  in
• 7:19
  with
• 7:19
  control,
• 7:20
  coercion,
• 7:21
  issue
• 7:22
  management,
• 7:22
  things
• 7:23
  of
• 7:23
  that
• 7:23
  nature
• 7:25
  marked
• 7:25
  by
• 7:25
  love.
• 7:25
  It
• 7:26
  says
• 7:26
  here
• 7:27
  the
• 7:27
  voice
• 7:27
  says
• 7:28
  the
• 7:28
  authority
• 7:29
  of
• 7:29
  Jesus
• 7:29
  is
• 7:30
  rooted
• 7:30
  in
• 7:30
  belovedness,
• 7:32
  not
• 7:32
  dominate.
• 7:33
  Domination
• 7:35
  at
• 7:35
  a
• 7:35
  progressive
• 7:36
  lens.
• 7:36
  Here
• 7:37
  follows
• 7:38
  that
• 7:38
  thread.
• 7:39
  Belovedness
• 7:41
  fuels
• 7:41
  justice.
• 7:43
  When
• 7:43
  we
• 7:44
  come
• 7:44
  down
• 7:44
  the
• 7:44
  mountain,
• 7:45
  we
• 7:46
  live
• 7:46
  out
• 7:46
  of
• 7:47
  an
• 7:47
  inside
• 7:48
  out
• 7:48
  politics,
• 7:49
  centering
• 7:50
  on
• 7:50
  dignity,
• 7:51
  redistributing
• 7:52
  power,
• 7:52
  making
• 7:53
  repair
• 7:53
  visible
• 7:54
  for
• 7:54
  our
• 7:55
  churches
• 7:55
  and
• 7:56
  our
• 7:56
  city
• 7:56
  life.
• 7:57
  We
• 7:58
  can
• 7:58
  model
• 7:58
  power
• 7:59
  that
• 7:59
  doesn't
• 7:59
  demand
• 8:00
  the
• 8:00
  spotlight,
• 8:00
  but
• 8:01
  shares
• 8:01
  it.
• 8:03
  The
• 8:03
  work
• 8:04
  is
• 8:04
  quiet
• 8:05
  and
• 8:05
  the
• 8:05
  impact
• 8:07
  is
• 8:07
  for
• 8:07
  everybody.
• 8:08
  Here's
• 8:09
  an
• 8:09
  action
• 8:09
  step
• 8:09
  for
• 8:09
  this
• 8:09
  week.
• 8:10
  Practice
• 8:10
  Listen.
• 8:11
  Before
• 8:11
  you
• 8:11
  build
• 8:12
  with
• 8:12
  someone
• 8:12
  overshadowed,
• 8:13
  that
• 8:14
  is,
• 8:14
  choose
• 8:14
  a
• 8:14
  conversation
• 8:15
  or
• 8:15
  context
• 8:16
  where
• 8:16
  you'd
• 8:16
  usually
• 8:17
  kind
• 8:17
  of
• 8:17
  jump
• 8:17
  in
• 8:17
  with
• 8:18
  a
• 8:18
  quick
• 8:18
  fix
• 8:18
  or
• 8:18
  a
• 8:19
  quick
• 8:20
  supportive
• 8:20
  advice
• 8:21
  to
• 8:21
  a
• 8:21
  family
• 8:21
  member,
• 8:22
  co
• 8:22
  worker,
• 8:23
  neighbor,
• 8:23
  somebody
• 8:23
  at
• 8:23
  your
• 8:23
  church,
• 8:25
  somebody
• 8:25
  in
• 8:25
  the
• 8:25
  margins
• 8:26
  especially
• 8:27
  has
• 8:27
  the
• 8:28
  temptation
• 8:28
  to
• 8:28
  do
• 8:28
  that.
• 8:29
  Or
• 8:29
  sometimes
• 8:30
  somebody
• 8:30
  navigating
• 8:31
  illness
• 8:32
  or
• 8:32
  financial
• 8:33
  problems
• 8:34
  and
• 8:34
  ask
• 8:34
  an
• 8:34
  open
• 8:35
  ended
• 8:35
  question.
• 8:35
  What
• 8:35
  do
• 8:35
  you
• 8:36
  wish
• 8:36
  people
• 8:36
  understood
• 8:36
  about
• 8:37
  you?
• 8:38
  Then
• 8:38
  listen
• 8:40
  and
• 8:40
  I'm
• 8:40
  going
• 8:40
  to
• 8:40
  invite
• 8:41
  you
• 8:41
  just
• 8:41
  to
• 8:41
  be
• 8:41
  quiet
• 8:42
  for
• 8:42
  five
• 8:42
  full
• 8:42
  minutes.
• 8:44
  For
• 8:44
  crying
• 8:44
  out
• 8:45
  loud.
• 8:45
  Set
• 8:45
  a
• 8:45
  timer
• 8:45
  on
• 8:46
  your
• 8:46
  on
• 8:46
  your
• 8:46
  phone
• 8:47
  if
• 8:47
  you
• 8:47
  have
• 8:47
  to.
• 8:48
  Don't
• 8:48
  interrupt,
• 8:49
  don't
• 8:49
  say
• 8:49
  anything,
• 8:50
  listen.
• 8:51
  Then
• 8:52
  reflect
• 8:52
  back
• 8:52
  on
• 8:52
  what
• 8:53
  you
• 8:53
  heard
• 8:53
  and
• 8:53
  ask
• 8:54
  what
• 8:55
  support
• 8:55
  would
• 8:55
  actually
• 8:56
  help.
• 8:57
  And
• 8:57
  then
• 8:57
  do
• 8:58
  it.
• 8:58
  Listen
• 8:59
  and
• 8:59
  do
• 8:59
  something.
• 9:00
  Do
• 9:00
  the
• 9:00
  smallest
• 9:01
  next
• 9:01
  faithful
• 9:01
  thing
• 9:02
  to
• 9:02
  name
• 9:03
  it
• 9:03
  might
• 9:03
  mean
• 9:03
  a
• 9:04
  conversation.
• 9:04
  It
• 9:04
  might
• 9:05
  need
• 9:05
  a
• 9:05
  ride
• 9:05
  to
• 9:06
  work
• 9:06
  or
• 9:06
  something,
• 9:07
  an
• 9:07
  email,
• 9:08
  introduction,
• 9:08
  donation,
• 9:09
  showing
• 9:09
  up,
• 9:10
  volunteerism,
• 9:11
  and
• 9:11
  a
• 9:11
  number
• 9:11
  of
• 9:11
  things
• 9:13
  the
• 9:13
  then
• 9:13
  you
• 9:13
  might
• 9:13
  want
• 9:13
  to
• 9:13
  tell
• 9:14
  somebody
• 9:14
  about
• 9:14
  to
• 9:14
  hold
• 9:14
  yourself
• 9:15
  accountable
• 9:15
  so
• 9:16
  you
• 9:16
  can
• 9:16
  keep
• 9:16
  on
• 9:16
  practicing
• 9:18
  this
• 9:18
  good
• 9:18
  practice.
• 9:20
  Want
• 9:21
  to
• 9:21
  come
• 9:21
  back
• 9:21
  and
• 9:21
  have
• 9:21
  a
• 9:21
  prayer?
• 9:22
  In
• 9:22
  just
• 9:22
  a
• 9:22
  moment
• 9:23
  I
• 9:23
  did
• 9:23
  want
• 9:23
  you
• 9:23
  to
• 9:23
  know
• 9:24
  that
• 9:24
  we
• 9:24
  do
• 9:24
  have
• 9:24
  a
• 9:24
  resource
• 9:25
  for
• 9:25
  you
• 9:25
  called
• 9:25
  the
• 9:25
  ABC
• 9:27
  1,
• 9:27
  2,
• 9:27
  3
• 9:27
  Bible
• 9:28
  study
• 9:28
  method.
• 9:29
  It's
• 9:29
  our
• 9:29
  gift
• 9:30
  to
• 9:30
  you.
• 9:30
  Please
• 9:31
  head
• 9:31
  over
• 9:31
  to
• 9:31
  our
• 9:32
  website,
• 9:32
  voiceofgoddaily.com
• 9:34
  that's
• 9:34
  where
• 9:34
  you
• 9:34
  can
• 9:35
  pick
• 9:35
  it
• 9:35
  up.
• 9:35
  Let's
• 9:36
  pray.
• 9:38
  Oh
• 9:38
  God
• 9:38
  of
• 9:39
  radiant
• 9:39
  clouds
• 9:40
  and
• 9:40
  quiet
• 9:40
  touches.
• 9:42
  We
• 9:42
  love
• 9:42
  the
• 9:42
  mountaintop,
• 9:43
  of
• 9:43
  course,
• 9:44
  but
• 9:44
  we
• 9:44
  often
• 9:44
  live
• 9:45
  in
• 9:45
  the
• 9:45
  valley.
• 9:46
  So
• 9:47
  teach
• 9:47
  me
• 9:47
  to
• 9:48
  listen
• 9:48
  before
• 9:48
  I
• 9:49
  build.
• 9:49
  To
• 9:50
  trust
• 9:50
  belovedness
• 9:51
  more
• 9:51
  than
• 9:51
  bravado
• 9:52
  to
• 9:53
  carry
• 9:53
  light
• 9:53
  as
• 9:53
  dark
• 9:54
  as
• 9:54
  kindness,
• 9:55
  not
• 9:55
  as
• 9:55
  glare.
• 9:56
  When
• 9:57
  fear
• 9:57
  drops
• 9:57
  me
• 9:57
  to
• 9:58
  the
• 9:58
  ground,
• 9:59
  reach
• 9:59
  for
• 10:00
  me
• 10:00
  like
• 10:00
  Jesus
• 10:00
  did.
• 10:01
  Steady
• 10:01
  my
• 10:01
  breath.
• 10:02
  Let
• 10:03
  only
• 10:03
  Jesus
• 10:05
  look
• 10:05
  like
• 10:05
  compassion,
• 10:06
  emotion
• 10:07
  for
• 10:07
  a
• 10:07
  family.
• 10:08
  My
• 10:08
  neighbors,
• 10:08
  the
• 10:08
  ones
• 10:09
  the
• 10:09
  world
• 10:09
  passes
• 10:09
  by,
• 10:10
  shine
• 10:11
  in
• 10:11
  me
• 10:11
  from
• 10:11
  the
• 10:11
  inside
• 10:12
  out
• 10:12
  so
• 10:13
  I
• 10:13
  can
• 10:13
  be
• 10:13
  a
• 10:13
  small
• 10:14
  lamp
• 10:14
  on
• 10:15
  somebody's
• 10:15
  hard
• 10:16
  road.
• 10:17
  Amen.
• 10:31
  My
• 10:32
  friend,
• 10:32
  I
• 10:32
  am
• 10:32
  delighted
• 10:33
  you
• 10:34
  chose
• 10:34
  to
• 10:34
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• 10:35
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• 10:35
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• 10:35
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• 10:45
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• 10:45
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  until
• 11:11
  tomorrow.
• 11:11
  Remember,
• 11:12
  God's
• 11:13
  loyal
• 11:13
  love
• 11:13
  doesn't
• 11:14
  run
• 11:14
  out.
• 11:14
  His
• 11:15
  merciful
• 11:15
  love
• 11:16
  hasn't
• 11:16
  dried
• 11:17
  up.
• 11:17
  It's
• 11:18
  created
• 11:18
  new
• 11:19
  every
• 11:20
  morning.