Author: THERESA JACOBSON

Transfiguration of Our Lord	February 7, 2027
Prayer of the Day
O God, at the glorious transfiguration of your only Son, you confirmed the mystery of our faith by the witness of the disciples and by your own voice from the cloud. Mercifully complete our adoption as your children, and give us, with our King, an inheritance of his glory. Grant this, we pray, through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. 
First Reading: Exodus 34:29-35
^29When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand as he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God. ^30Aaron and all the people of Israel saw Moses, and behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him. ^31But Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation returned to him, and Moses talked with them. ^32Afterward all the people of Israel came near, and he commanded them all that the Lord had spoken with him in Mount Sinai. ^33And when Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face. ^34Whenever Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he would remove the veil, until he came out. And when he came out and told the people of Israel what he was commanded, ^35the people of Israel would see the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face was shining. And Moses would put the veil over his face again, until he went in to speak with him. 
Psalm 50:1-6
^1The Lord, the God of | gods, has spoken;*
	he has called the earth from the rising of the sun | to its setting.
^2Out of Zion, perfect | in its beauty,*
	God reveals him- | self in glory.
^3Our God will come and will | not keep silence;*
	before him there is a consuming flame, and round about him a | raging storm.
^4He calls the heavens and the earth | from above*
	to witness the judgment | of his people.
^5“Gather before me my | loyal followers,*
	those who have made a covenant with me and sealed | it with sacrifice.”
^6Let the heavens declare the rightness | of his cause;*
	for God him- | self is judge.
Psalm 50:1-6 (ESV)
^1The Mighty One, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.
^2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.
^3Our God comes; he does not keep silence; before him is a devouring fire, around him a mighty tempest.
^4He calls to the heavens above and to the earth, that he may judge his people:
^5“Gather to me my faithful ones, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice!”
^6The heavens declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge!
Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 3:12-13, 4:1-6
^12Since we have such a hope, we are very bold, ^13not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze at the outcome of what was being brought to an end.
^1Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. ^2But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God. ^3And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. ^4In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. ^5For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. ^6For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Gospel: Mark 9:2-9
^2After six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, ^3and his clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one on earth could bleach them. ^4And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. ^5And Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.” ^6For he did not know what to say, for they were terrified. ^7And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son; listen to him.” ^8And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them but Jesus only. ^9And as they were coming down the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
Next Week’s Readings:
Genesis 22:1-18; Psalm 25:1-10; James 1:12-18; Mark 1:9-15