A Prayer For The Transfiguration

A Prayer for the Transfiguration

August 6

O God, I believe.

Help me in my unbelief.

Bring me up to the mountain;

Flash Your brilliance like lightning

So I may understand the weight of glory,

The weight of who You are

And who I am in You.

Family life often feels

Like dancing in the dark.

We bump our shins on tables

And bang our elbows together.

We spin and we laugh;

We stumble and we fall.

We need to see You.

Illuminate the heart of this family,

For You’re still opening the heavens.

The clouds still echo Your name.

You’re still full of power.

Help me be still, O Lord,

So that I may see.

O God, life can feel so ordinary,

Parenting so quiet and common.

But this is a mere disguise

Because everything—everyone—

Reflects Your glory.

Remind me, O Lord,

That Jesus was no ordinary man.

And because of Your dazzling love,

We are not ordinary humans.

Help us see our children

And even ourselves, Lord,

As we truly are:

Those who radiate

Your glory.

Shine through us, Lord,

Today and forevermore.9

Matthew 17:1-13