We call it The Transfiguration - and whether it was a cleverly devised myth or an extraordinary event with three disciples as eyewitnesses, The Transfiguration said so much about what the glory of God actually means. Moses and Elijah were great leaders of the people, but they were trapped in the same myth which still directs the decisions and strategies of generals and freedom-fighters and presidents and conspiracists today, and even ourselves: the deadly myth that sacrificial violence redeems. Jesus stands out from all of these in offering a different way, a non-violent way of love. His death and resurrection make it possible for us to know that we are held - and can thus hold others - in love.

A talk for The  Sunday Next before Lent, 27 February 2022.

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