Sensational and the Mundane

Armodoxy for Today, one minute for Summertime: Peter and the Tent

At the Transfiguration event, recorded in Matthew, Mark and Luke, Jesus is shining the Christ Light. * As I shared over the past few days, this is the Light that transcends a source, such as the sun, star or even reflective light such as the moon. The event is singular in nature, it is extra-ordinary, extra-sensational, mystical and supernatural.

Peter, who is a witness to this event, asks Jesus if he would like a tent constructed for himself, Moses and Elijah. In the face of this extraordinary, mystical, supernatural event, Peter is preoccupied with the mundane. Sure, the gesture is a most hospitable one, but it deprives him of fully engaging in this singular event.

The action, or inaction, of Peter serves as a reminder of our own worldliness. Often we become consumed with the mundane while the true beauty and extraordinary events of life pass us by.

Today’s one minute for Summertime.

*Matthew 17:1–8, Mark 9:2–13, Luke 9:28–36, 2 Peter 1:16–18