Churches, Mosques, and Gravestones: What do They Have in Common?

God wants hearts that are pliable, alive and receptive. Hearts of stone are like churches, mosques and gravestones;

Rev. Michael Bresciani ——Bio and Archives--March 22, 2026

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“And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.” (Mt 17:1-2)

When Jesus took Peter, James, and John to a high mountain to show them this amazing moment where he was transfigured and glowed with such brilliance that he outshined the sun, Peter's reaction was very earthly.

Jesus never asked us to build a single church, a single tabernacle, a single house of prayer

Peter wanted to build tabernacles in places where people could come and worship where this event took place. It's almost like, let's build a church where this event took place. Let's build some edifice or reminder or marker of some holy event that took place.

Men have been doing this same thing since time immemorial. Thus we have huge churches and mosques all around the world.........

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