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While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud said, ‘This is my Son, the beloved, in whom I am well pleased. Listen [to the Word that belongs to] Him.’ (v 5) [Introduction] It’s hard to listen to Jesus, isn’t it?  The noise of the world surrounds us ... it overwhelms us. The noise of the world bombards us with daily responsibilities, societal expectations, news, opinion, and gossip. The buzzes and beeps of your phone vie for your attention. The busy pace of life makes it difficult to focus on the still small voice that Elijah heard on the mountain in 2 Kings 19. Our thoughts and anxieties can easily disrupt and destroy peace and steal the show. Amid all of it, there’s the constant noise that we should listen instead to our heart, our feelings, our thoughts. But today, we can see and hear God on the mountain. Listen , the voice from the cloud declares. Listen [to the Word that belongs to] him (v 5). Listen to what? List...