Hush!

While [Peter] was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased. Listen to him!” —Matthew 17:5

You can almost hear the parental tone in the heavenly Father’s voice when He tells Peter to hush and listen. Probably not an angry tone but certainly an emphatic one. For as long as Peter was talking, he wasn’t listening.

And this was a time for listening. Peter, James, and John were witnessing the transfiguration of Christ, an extraordinary occurrence when the three disciples saw a glimpse of Christ’s divine glory. Overcome by the sight of it, Peter blurts out a plan for prolonging the experience . . . which is when the Father silences him.

Peter is often cited as an example of overactive emotion, something God would tame for His good purposes. Later, as the Church was taking form, Peter would be a primary voice that God would use. But first, he had to listen.

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Incomparable: 50 Days with Jesus © 2024 by Revived Hearts Foundation

Scripture taken from The CSB