TRANSFIGURATION

Second Sunday of Lent

Mark 9:7
“This is my beloved Son. Listen to Him.”
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In elementary school, we learned about the word “Metamorphosis”. The prefix "meta" means to change and the "morphe" means form. It is a biological process by which an animal physically develops after birth or hatching, involving a relatively abrupt change in the animal's form or structure through cell growth and differentiation. We know that butterflies and dragonflies undergo metamorphosis.

The word "transfigured" is translated from Greek word "metamorpho" from which the word metamorphosis came from. It also means to transform, literally or figuratively to metamorphose, or to change. It also means to change the outside to match the inside. In the case of the transfiguration of Jesus Christ it means to match the outside with the reality of the inside. To change the outward so that it matches the inward reality. Jesus' divine nature was "veiled" in human form and the transfiguration was a glimpse of that glory.

The Son of God came to earth in the form of a man to be the true servant of God and to gift mankind with the greatest gift ever given, eternal life. The transfiguration of Jesus Christ was a visible sign in the presence of reliable witnesses of the reality of the power of God and the glory, which is Christ Jesus.

And we are all called to receive and exudes that same glory. May others see in us the reality of God that is within us. And as we metamorphose into what He wants us to be, may we also facilitate the transformation of others to receive the same glory that is within us.

Almighty Father, we open our eyes and we see Jesus, transfigured to a beam of light, the light of the world, Your light. May your light shine upon us forever. We see Jesus, not casting us off, but leading us down, leading us out - to minister to people, so Your love endures forever.

“We open our ears and we hear your voice,
‘This is my beloved Son, listen to him!’ And we give you thanks.”

I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.