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| Ask students if Dr. King’s dream has come true, and if so, why? What does it mean to make a dream happen? It means not keeping quiet about it. It means work and sacrifice. It means giving up your life in small ways, and large ways. Ask students to reflect on the mountaintop experiences they have had, or would like to have. How did they respond, or how would they like to respond? Give some time for silent reflection. End in a time of prayer of thanksgiving—thanking God for the experiences and teachings that we have received. Ask God that we would not just hold them to ourselves, but just as Jesus said that they needed to go back down the mountain, we too need to serve others with our lives, sharing and doing the Good News. INSIGHTS FROM SCRIPTURE: Commentaries suggest that there are several reasons for Moses and Elijah to appear in Jesus’ transfiguration vision. Both are associated with the messiahship in Jewish belief, and according to certain traditions, both were taken up into heaven, just as Jesus was soon to be taken up. In addition, Luke associates Moses with the Law and Elijah with the Prophets, so having them at Jesus’ transfiguration confirms Jesus’ messiahship. It may seem strange to read that the disciples were admonished not to talk about what they had seen and experienced. In Mark’s account of the transfiguration, the disciples are told to say nothing until after the Resurrection, because only after the Resurrection will the full messianic status of Jesus be realized by his followers. Continued... |
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