This coming Sunday (March 16th) is the Second Sunday of Lent, and the gospel story is the Transfiguration (Luke 9:28-36). I pray your Lenten plans are going well. If you are struggling, remember that tomorrow is a new day and another opportunity to start over. The story of the Transfiguration is always read on the Second Sunday of Lent, just as Jesus’ temptation in the desert is always read on the First Sunday. Jesus’s divinity is revealed in the story of the Transfiguration.
Reflection on the Gospel
Jesus took Peter, James, and John up on the mountain to pray. The gospel story describes what happens next:
“While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white, And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his exodus that he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem.”
Peter asks Jesus if he can build tents for the three men (Jesus, Moses, and Elijah) out of reverence and honor. It is also possible that Peter did not know how to respond to what he saw. The presence of Moses and Elijah are significant. Moses represents the law, and Elijah represents the prophets. Their presence shows the fulfillment of the law and the prophecies in Jesus.
“While he was still speaking, a cloud came and cast a shadow over them, and they became frightened when they entered the cloud. Then from the cloud came a voice that said, ‘This is my chosen Son; listen to him.’”
God’s voice from the cloud reinforces Jesus as His son and tells the apostles to have faith and obey Jesus’ word. The Transfiguration is not just about Jesus; it is a call to conversion for us to follow Jesus so that we can also become “radiant with His light and Love!”
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Peace
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