Upcoming Sunday Gospel Readings
The Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Sunday 6 August 2017
Luke 9:28-36
Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white. Suddenly they saw two men, Moses and Elijah, talking to him. They appeared in glory and were speaking of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. Now Peter and his companions were weighed down with sleep; but since they had stayed awake, they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. Just as they were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah” —not knowing what he said. While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were terrified as they entered the cloud. Then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!” When the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and in those days told no one any of the things they had seen.
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Peter, James and John, the chosen three among the twelve disciples, are given an incredible gift on the Mount. They seek Christ in all his glory, flanked by the two great prophets of the Old Covenant. The obvious transfiguration is the one in which Christ is revealed in glory. But there is another transfiguration that is taking place. It will take some time for the fruit of that transfiguration to appear. But make no mistake about the fact that it is here that a change begins to happen in these disciples being made into the apostles that they shall become after the Resurrection and the Descent of the Holy Spirit. As we celebrate Christ’s transfiguration, we pray for the transfiguration of all whom Christ makes himself known and sends into the world to make Christ known for their healing and salvation.
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Father Timothy Alleman
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