Mark doesn’t say much to us. He doesn’t interpret much. He doesn’t explain things. He doesn’t even often give us timelines. He just shows us things. He just shows us, Jesus. And even more directly, he doesn’t even much share the teachings of Jesus; he shows us his deeds. He wants us to see Jesus.

Over these last two months, we’ve seen much from Jesus. We sat with John the Baptist as Jesus was baptized. WIth John, we heard the voice and saw the Spirit come down like a dove. We walked with Jesus into the wilderness, where he was tempted, and he overcame the Devil. Then we went with Jesus into his ministry. We heard him preaching, “The wait is over! God is on the scene, and he is on the move. He is staring you in the face. Repent and believe the good news.” We saw him cast out demons. We saw him heal the sick and roll back the curse. We watched him pray. We walked with him as he moved on with the gospel. We saw his compassionate healing of the leper. We heard him forgive and then heal the paralytic. And we would have seen more, but Lent is coming, and we’re going to shift focus.

But before we move on to Jeremiah again, we’ll sit with three eyewitnesses. This time we’ll sit with Jesus’ disciples - Peter, James, and John - and gaze at Jesus’ glory one more time before his glory gets much more hidden. But what does Jesus want us to see there that his dear disciples saw? Through the eye-witness accounts of Peter, James, and John, we get to take in this heavenly vision before the deepest darkness of Jesus’ passion, his suffering, and his death. But what are we to see there? What are we to take away? When Jesus was baptized, God spoke there, but at that time he spoke for the sake of Jesus. He told him, “You are my Son…” (Mk 1:11). Here, Jesus is glorified, and the Father speaks once again, but, this time, for the disciples' sake. He speaks to them (and through them to us): “This is my Son…Listen to him.” This Sunday, once again, we become witnesses of his glory. We’ll be looking at Mark 9:2-9.