On Transfiguration Mountain

March 20th, 2011 Posted in writing

One day on the Mountain of the Transfiguration — so named because of the event that happened there as described in Matthew, ch 17 — Peter, James, and John saw something in Jesus that they’d never seen before.

They’d known him as an insightful, inspiring teacher. They’d known him as a miracle worker and as a formidable opponent of the formalistic piety that, in their day, had displaced real religion.

But when they saw Jesus’ being transfigured in their presence, they caught a glimpse of his divinity, and it literally knocked them off their feet.

As Lent goes forward, we might ask ourselves whether our belief in Jesus goes beyond seeing him as a wise teacher. Does it reach the point where we admire him not just for his words and miracles, but honor him for his divinity as well? And how do we demonstrate that?

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