As we prepare for the coming season of Lent (that starts with Ash Wednesday), we pause to reflect on ways that Jesus prepared himself for his journey to the cross. In the moments of Jesus’s transfiguration we not only heard affirmations of the importance of following Jesus, but also Jesus’ invitation in the moments that follow for the disciples to “Get up: and do not be afraid.” May we enter this coming season without fear, but with confidence that God comes with us, providing us the strength, courage, and hope we need for that which we know is coming… and that which is beyond the unexpected. 

In this message of the week from February 27th, we hear from Pastor Jen Tyler and how Matthew 17 challenges to "get up and do not be afraid."