it is good for us to be here

Luke 9:28–36 

Oh, Holy One,

may our communion with you

change us so others see 

us shining with your light 

Oh Holy One, 

may your presence with us

envelop us close as a cloud 

so we drip with your holiness 

Oh, Holy One, 

may we listen to Jesus,

your son, your chosen,

and become more like him 

Amen. 

Shine the light

2 Corinthians 4:3–6 

God says let light shine

out of darkness – take, then,

the light God has shone

into your hearts and shine

with that light, that hope, that love. 

And may the Light guide you,

keep you, and inspire you, 

that Light of God, Holy One, Holy Three. 

Amen. 

Psalm 2

I see a conspiracy of arrogance;
only in their turning, do the peoples act as one

from Holy One they separate themselves;
against the anointed they plot and scheme –

and Holy One?
responds with laughter – oh the derision
thrown the way of these upstarts,
derision spiced with wrath and fury!


Holy One said to me, 'you are mine,
I claim you for my own this day:
vast your heritage, all the earth
for you to inherit – we will show
these so-called kings and rulers;
they will crumble, pieces of a potter's
vessel shattered upon the ground!'

will they be wise? will they heed
the warning? will they turn back
to Holy One?

or face the wrath? or perish
on their chosen path?

for it is those who take refuge
in the heart of the Holy who know
the joy of life.

On the mountain

Mark 9:2–9 

Holy One, Holy Three, we are here again on the mountain.

Surprise us with your mystery,

dazzle us with your being,

challenge us with your story,

cloud us with your presence, 

speak to us of love. 

Amen