Though we failed to shine, and hid your image within us,
you continued to call us into fellowship with you
and to fulfill your mission for usthrough prophets, scriptures, priests,
and a people you redeemed for yourself.
"Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one on earth could bleach them" (Mark 9:2-3, NRSV).Transfiguration Sunday (February 15) Planning Helps »
Alleluia! You are the God of glory and might.Alleluia! In the face of death and evil you reveal your true glory.Prayer for the Days Between Transfiguration and Ash Wednesday »
United Methodists and many other denominations schedule the observance of the Transfiguration on the Sunday before Lent. There are three different times when the Transfiguration is commemorated and celebrated.Transfiguration Sunday: Why Do We Celebrate It Before Lent? »