WOYWW: Insider Information and a Giveaway!

After reading about the Transfiguration in

the Gospel of Matthew chapter 17,

I looked for a picture of a man

holding something.

I needed to paint Saint Peter holding the Bible!

And I found a picture of Bill Clinton "changing the world"!!

Saint Peter changed the world too!

In a letter he says he was an eyewitness

to an amazing sight-

Jesus transfigured, His face shining like the sun!

Then if that was not enough, a voice from the cloud

said, "This is my beloved Son,

in whom I am well pleased;

LISTEN TO HIM."

I think this experience was terrifying,

mind boggling, awesome, and it changed

the 3 apostles' lives.

This would leave an incredible impact on

the lives of Peter, James and John.

 They each saw a glimpse of the glory beyond the cross.

It was INSIDER INFORMATION

and Saint Peter is telling us that,

"We were EYEWITNESSES of His majesty!

WE OURSELVES HEARD this voice from heaven!!!

You HAVE to be attentive to this message!"

How urgent can that be? 

The message was so compelling that

Saint Peter wanted to spread the message

far and wide until he was martyred

in Rome in the year 64 AD.

Are we listening?

 

"People brought to Him all those
who were sick and begged Him
that they might touch only the tassel of His cloak,
and as many as touched Him were healed."
Matthew 14:36

In Numbers 15:37-41 the Lord commanded Moses
that His people should put tassels,
fringes or TZITZIT on the corners of their shawls.
They were to be a reminder of all the commands of God,
that they might obey it.
The Hebrew word "Halacha" for Law,
literally means "walk".
Following God's law meant that
they were walking in righteousness.

When the Jews prayed, they would
cover their heads with the tallit,
or the prayer shawl.
It was white to symbolize the heavens,
 with blue stripes to represent the Ruach Ha Kodesh,
the Holy Spirit of God.
Going under the shawl for them was akin to being
in their prayer closet, or "praying in secret"
as in Matthew 6:6.

I was thinking it would be nice to
carry around with me a reminder
to walk in righteousness.
Perhaps a bracelet, a necklace,
even a hanky with a tassel?

Sometimes I wear a Mezuzah.
It's a way to bring the Word of God 
with you wherever you go!
In a Jewish home, they put it
on the doorpost. 
Inside the glass vial is the "Shema" 
from Deuteronomy 6, and it begins with, 
"Hear, O Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is One."

If you'd like to win this one to hang around your neck,
visit our jewelry page at 
papemelroti and tell me if you like anything there!
(I don't think we have a Mezuzah for sale yet
because it's a new product.)
I'll pick a winner next Wednesday.

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Blessings!

Patsy