Transfiguration

I never thought much about the transfiguration of the Lord before. When I was a kid I just thought it was some sort of magic trick that Christ performed. I do not remember any lessons the Sisters of St. Joseph gave on the subject and I do not remember the sermons preached at the 9:15 AM Children's Mass that we attended as a group with our classmates.  I just it thought it as something that Jesus did to show off for them. Now that was when I was a kid and I have to confess that my beliefs have changed since then! 

Oddly enough I do not consider this event a miracle. The miracle is when Jesus returned to His human state, concealing His true self. 

The important part of this story for us is the fact that Moses and Elijah were standing with them conversing and God the Father says that "This is my Son. Listen to Him." 

The lesson here is that the Jews who rejected Jesus should now accept Him as the Messiah. This message is meant for us too.  We have to approach the times that we did not respond to the urging of the Holy Spirit. We are simply reminded who Jesus is and why we should follow Him.

Today at Mass we also heard the reading about Abram being taken outside by God and told the count the stars of the sky if he could. Well if you read the passage very carefully, you will see God brought Abram out during the daylight hours so he could not see any stars. It is not until later that we are told that night had fallen. Interesting, isn't it?