Saturday, August 6, 2016
Feast of Transfiguration
of the Lord
1st Reading: Dan 7:9-10, 13-14
2nd Reading: 2 P 1:16-19
Gospel:Luke 9:28-36.
About eight days after he said this, he 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.
Peter and his companions had been overcome by sleep, but becoming fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him. As they were about to part from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here; let us make three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” But he did not know what he was saying.
While he was still speaking, a cloud came and cast a shadow over them, and they became frightened when they entered the cloud. Then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my chosen Son; listen to him.”
After the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. They fell silent and did not at that time tell anyone what they had seen.
D@iGITAL-EXPERIENCE
(Daily Gospel in the Assimilated Life Experience)
Peter suggested the construction of three tents to extend the experience of the transfiguration. The experience must have been so short yet blissful that he wanted an extension. But Jesus preferred to resume their journey to Jerusalem to jumpstart the Passion. God never intends bliss to be a significant Christian identification. Bliss will come later with salvation. Here on earth bliss is an exceptional moment to charge the soul with spiritual determination.
God allows us to experience bliss prior to a major difficulty to bear. It’s to dispose us to prayer so that we may persevere. Bliss is similar to the time we recharge emergency lamps prior to a power failure. When darkness covers the earth we do not panic but stay calm and secure. We move so freely with those fully charged lamps shining so brightly.
The time for bliss is akin to the time we take shelter in an inn in the middle of a journey when it starts to rain. Desirous to finish our journey we abandon the comfort of the inn at the break of dawn, and move on till we get to our destination. Bliss does not define the life of a disciple. One should not think the Lord has deserted him simply because life is no longer blissful. He should worry instead if his life becomes all bliss. Such a life shuts down spiritual merits’ major sources.
In blissful moments be grateful; where there is no experience of bliss at all be faithful. – (Atty.) Rev. Fr. Dan Domingo P. delos Angeles, Jr., DM, MMExM, MAPM, REB. Email: dan.delosangeles@gmail.com.
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