Here is this event, the Transfiguration, that happened two thousand years ago. What an amazing happenstance. I have a feeling that it is so amazing that we can’t hardly but start to understand or appreciate it. How may times have we read the text in the Bible or heard about it in sermons but we still don’t “get it” I think. Not that there is some secret knowledge here, God doesn’t like secret knowledge but it is so powerful as to be dangerous. Dangerous in a sense that we know it will easily overwhelm us.
But Jesus says to Peter, James and John something like, “Get up and don’t be afraid.” That is the most common saying in the Bible, “don’t be afraid”. We seem to need constant guidance and reassurance. Somehow I have a feeling that it is this fear that keeps us/me from getting to close to this story even now. When I would say the rosary walking on my trail I would come to the spot to say the Thursday’s fourth event, the Transfiguration, and I would blank out. What is that? What goes there, I haven’t a clue?
I don’t know exactly where this conversation is going but I just feel that it is worthy and seems unexplored. So expect more to come when the Spirit moves me, as they say. Catherine will be here shortly for our Monday morning walk and I need to get up and going.
Just a note that we had two great visitors yesterday, Greg and Lisa from Tacoma. They were a joy and we do hope they come back to be with us again. This is what we do, we Caminoheads, we get together.
The blackberries are ripe and producing. The corn is so very close, maybe less than a week. The smoke from the 240 fires in British Columbia lingers. And the Caminoheads get together. Love you guys, Felipe.
Hola Felipe,
I would add my 2 cents to the whole thing about the transfiguration, that to be honest for me, was a new way to see it, when I first heard it. It was a bit ago, it was the priest at the church here who told it. He said that the grace, goodness, and radiance of God was shown at Mount Tabor to the same ones who would witness the prosecution and the crucifixion later. So, when the next Mount would come, Mount Calvary, these witness would just trust what would come next, after the cross. That would give them an assurance of what God was.
And here comes the gem (to at least my revelation): Having been at Mount Tabor, make the experience of Mount Calvary tolerable and hopeful. We know what comes next. And he went on saying that each of us needs to find our Mount Tabor experience, our moment of revelation. If we have it, then we are not “safe” of facing Mount Calvary, but the experience would be totally different.
Just thought it was good to share it.