Reflection24      

                                         Mathew 17:1-8

 Let us try to meditate up on the Transfiguration of Jesus. When Jesus was here on earth, Heavenly Father testified the divine nature of Jesus only twice, during the baptism and also during his glorious Transfiguration. There are a lot of interpretations on the Transfiguration, where as three will be mentioned down:                                 

1.      It was the time when the divine nature of Jesus was revealed to the world physically. The presence of Elijah and Moses confirmed he is the fulfillment of the Law and the countless prophecies in the Old Testament. Also the gospel states that, his dress was so white that none of the washer man of the earth could make it such bright. This mentions that none of the humans could be as perfect as Jesus is.

2.      Which did take more time, Transfiguration or crucifixion? Exactly crucifixion. Dear friends, Glory in our life may be less and sadness, sufferings may be more. Don’t worry and think the situation of Lazarus, who enjoyed the glory of heaven. The rich man was not allowed for the same, because he only had happiness on his life. Don’t hesitate or run away from your sufferings, rather believe that the heavenly paradise where the sadness and sufferings are not there, waits for you.

3.      Connecting to our life, when we become priests in future we may enjoy the happiness being in any parish. It will be surely a burden also to think of a transfer. The attitude of Peter teaches us that we are not allowed to Tent our life anywhere seeing physical experience. The above incident indicates that our mind is tented at that certain place. We must rather grow from our attitude of unknowing or Peter, to the higher level of spirituality. Then only the father will look us and say “This is my beloved son with whom I am well pleased.”Let us try to create a mind which never hooks anywhere and ask the grace of god for the same.

Dear friends in the sanctified alter too there occurs a transfiguration, rather church calls it Transubstantiation. Our heavenly father with all his glory comes in a host as well as in the offered vine, purifies it and dwells in it with all his glory. Let us pray to the lord to help us also to transfigure…

                  

                              Ad maiorem Dei gloriam…

                                                        Bro Justin Joseph Saji OSH