Jesus' Transfiguration

After the reading of the temptations of Jesus on the first Sunday of Lent, we are jumping to transfiguration. Jesus who was reluctant to show a spectacle by jumping from the top of the mountain or by turning stones to bread, is now having a very different kind of experience. It can be seen as a prefiguration of the resurrection of Jesus and of our own resurrection. Is there something more?

1. The first thought is beautifully explained in the recent editorial of the Examiner magazine. Jesus experienced the love of the father and it evidently led to transfiguration. Yes, Moses and Elijah were there; and the beautiful interpretations we can derive from these two figures. But let’s never forget the primary point of the experience of love. This experienced love is evident in a super special form in the transfiguration, but let’s not forget that it was evident all throughout his life by means of his love, care, forgiveness etc. Or his life was transfigured because of the experience of God’s love. So a good take away — not always easy is, love is the best medicine for transforming someone more than corrections or suggestions. Live in Love.
2. That transfiguration never remained a spectacle to be celebrated once a year. It became part of the life of Jesus. Can our high flying spiritual experiences, graces received become dissolved with our ordinary lives. Maybe glamour is lost, but productivity is higher.
3. Transfiguration is not a spectacle, but an experience of love transforming us to God-lovers, self- lovers, neighbours- lovers etc.