The Transfiguration

A selfie with shoes in the frame is no easy feat!

The ipod player in my bedroom has been busted for months, which is a real drag. I need to get something else so that I can play music in that end of the house, but for now, what I have is an alarm clock with an ipod sitting on top of it. When I bump it, the ipod turns on as if it were going to play, only it doesn't. Its screen just lights up and shows the title and artist for this song:

When he took the three disciples to the mountainside to pray
His countenance was modified, his clothing was aflame
Two men appeared, Moses and Elijah came
They were at his side
The prophecy, the legislation spoke
Of whenever he would die

Then there came a word of what he should accomplish on the day
Then Peter spoke, to make of them a tabernacle place
A cloud appeared in glory as an accolade
They fell on the ground
A voice arrived, the voice of God
The face of God covered in a cloud

What he said to them, the voice of God, the most beloved son
Consider what he says to you, consider what's to come
The prophecy was put to death, was put to death
And so will the son
And keep your word, disguise the vision
Till the time has come

It's happened so many times that I thought to myself "I should blog about this song" and now seems as good a time as any. After all, spring has sprung and Easter just passed:

Lost in the cloud, a voice
Have no fear, we draw near
Lost in the cloud, a sign
Son of man, turn your ear

Lost in the cloud, a voice
Lamb of God, we draw near
Lost in the cloud, a sign
Son of man, son of God

I love the story of the resurrection and the idea of rebirth. And this season does feel like a rebirth of sorts. Unfortunately, there is one thing that has not changed, which is my desire to be understood by the people who birthed me and their inability to do that in a number of ways...