Just prior to the Transfiguration event, Jesus began to reveal to his beloved group of disciples that he would suffer greatly, be rejected by the elders of the community, be killed, and then would rise from the dead on the third day. What Jesus revealed to the disciples caused much fear in them as they struggled to understand the meaning of these words. We can see the transfiguration event as helping these disciples come to terms with Jesus’ journey to the cross, to his death and resurrection.
What happened in the Transfiguration can be seen as an act of mercy. The disciples had never seen anything like it before. That event helped them accept the difficult truths that Jesus was trying to teach them about his journey to the cross. The disciples realized that if God the Father gave witness to his son, then everything that Jesus told them could be seen as trustworthy.
Although we ourselves did not experience the Transfiguration event in-person like those Apostles did on the mountaintop, we must choose to believe the truth that was communicated in that event, that this is God’s beloved son and that we are to listen to him. Those words were not only spoken to the original group of disciples. They are also spoken for our benefit as well.
Our transfigured Lord is glorious beyond what we human beings can imagine or comprehend. As Jesus revealed a small glimpse of his glory to his disciples to help them trust him more fully, may we pray that we may trust our Lord more completely, knowing that all Jesus has spoken to us is true. May we approach the Lord today with all our hearts with any apprehensions or doubts that we may have. May nothing keep us from our relationship with our Lord.
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