As we head into Lent, we are invited to slow down, create space, and

listen. In this message, we reflect on the Transfiguration in Matthew 17,

the wisdom of Fred Rogers, and the tension between mountaintop moments and

valley realities.

We talk about why we are so tempted to stay on the mountain, why Jesus

leads us back down into real life, and how prayer and fasting reshape our

desires and our direction. Through stories of faith, failure, joy, and

loss, this sermon explores what it means to stop climbing the wrong ladders

and start listening to Jesus.