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Lord My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul, 06 August 2025 Wednesday, Feast of Transfiguration of the Lord, Cycle C Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 ><)))*> 2Peter 1:16-19 ><)))*> Luke 9:28-36
Jesus took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray. While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white. And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his exodus that he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem (Luke 9:28-31).
Lord Jesus, I feel afraid in this scene; how difficult it must have been to the three Apostles privileged to join you up on Mount Tabor at your Transfiguration for it was not all glory - I could imagine the fear and sadness hearing Moses and Elijah speaking about your coming "exodus", your Passion, Death, and Resurrection. Why do you have to go through those sufferings and death? Why do you have to leave and depart from us? Like Peter, I would have said the same to you, "Master, it is good that we are here; let us make three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah" so that we could just stay and remain up there in glory.
You know it so well, Jesus how when we are so wrapped in joy and glory and mystery, we hardly understand a thing except the experience of being overwhelmed, of finding you, of seeing you, and being with you; lead us down the mountain into life's daily realities where we you want us to bring that light to many others going through darkness in life.
We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven while we were with him on the holy mountain. Moreover, we possess the prophetic message that is altogether reliable. You will do well to be attentive to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts (2 Peter 1:18-19).
Enlighten our minds and our hearts, Jesus, like Peter to realize the deeper truths of your transfiguration and of our own transfiguration that begin always in a prayer life, an intimate relationship with you that gets clearer when we are in darkness, when with you at the Cross; let us take seriously every Mount Tabor experience proclaiming it as "altogether reliable" like Peter because we experienced you, we heard you and was with you; guide and strengthen us, Jesus when we are in darkness for that is when you transfigure us into yourself, when you speak to us of our own "departure"; most of all, keep us "attentive" to you in those dark moments to be like a "lamp shining in a dark place" (2 Peter 1:19). Amen. Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II Our Lady of Fatima University Valenzuela City ([email protected])
