Second Sunday of Lent
Matthew 17:2
And he was
transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became
white as light.
We would always want our white shirt to be
really white – not off-white and definitely not dirty white. And when we clean our tiles, we would want
them to be sparkling clean. And we can
only do this if we would get the right chemical or soap to do the job.
But nothing can really compare with how Jesus
transfigured as His face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as
light. And only Him can exudes this kind
of transfiguration because it matches what is inside Him, what is inside His
heart, what is the state of His soul and spirit.
For in Jesus Christ, the outside matched
with the reality of the inside. 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. And He
remained true to that commitment. He was
tempted many times, but His Spirit cannot be simply broken and that spirit had
fully consumed both His physical and spiritually being during the
transfiguration.
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.
The reality that God is in Him, that God and Him is One.
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.
Let us pray +
Almighty Father, 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. Amen +
Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.
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