The_Mountain

What was going through their heads?
 Peter, James, and John. They probably thought that they were simply going on a mountain retreat with their teacher. Spend some time in prayer and meditation. Sing a few songs. Maybe Jesus would teach them how he fed all of those people with a couple of fish and a few loaves of bread. A good time, sure, but hardly anything to write home about.

Jesus stood before them and they could not quite wrap their fishermen heads around what they saw. His clothes such a bright white that it made snow look like ash. Then the fantastic became more unbelievable. Standing beside Jesus were Moses and Elijah, the Heroes of Israel. The guys that little boys pretended to be when they were playing in the yard. And there they were, chatting with their teacher like he was their old friend.

As always, Peter was the first one to speak up. He was ready to set up shop on that mountain. Then came the voice that eclipsed everything else that they saw. I do not know what that voice sounded like. It came in a cloud that surrounded them, so perhaps it sounded like thunder. But maybe that was too cliche for the Creative Genius.

“This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!”

And like that, it all vanished. The Heroes. The Fireworks. That Voice. All that they saw was Jesus. Granted, they likely saw him from the fetal position as their hands hid their faces. But still all they saw was Jesus. As they were coming down that mountain, Jesus told them not to tell anyone what they saw until the Son of Man had come back from the dead.

I wonder if one of them cracked. It was likely something that they could not hold in. Maybe they talked with each other at nights, wondering by the campfire if it all really happened. And maybe, when it all came crashing down a few weeks later, they looked at that mountain - The Mountain - and hoped.

Chris Cox is a graduate of Furman University, works as an Associate at Concoxions, and has worked full time on Seesalt staff for the last five years. He enjoys spending time with his wife, running, reading, and playing his new Wii. Sometimes he makes weird faces when he arches his eyebrow, though not as weird as the face Nathan is making behind him.