“The miracle of Tabor is not that Christ suddenly began to shine. The miracle is that human eyes were permitted to see what had always been there. The disciples were granted a glimpse of the divine glory hidden beneath the humility of Christ's humanity. And this is also the invitation offered to every Christian: to allow Christ to open the eyes of our hearts so that we may recognize His presence even in the ordinary, difficult, and sometimes painful moments of our lives.
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“Science cannot explain a mystery of the cloud that every year descends on Mount Tabor where, according to the Bible, the Transfiguration of the Lord took place...The miraculous phenomenon happens on the Orthodox feast of Transfiguration. A glaring sphere rushes over believers, then the cloud appears above the cross of the Transfiguration Church, it grows in dimensions and descends on believers, covering them and pouring life-giving moisture over them.
“Science cannot explain a mystery of the cloud that every year descends on Mount Tabor where, according to the Bible, the Transfiguration of the Lord took place...The miraculous phenomenon happens on the Orthodox feast of Transfiguration. A glaring sphere rushes over believers, then the cloud appears above the cross of the Transfiguration Church, it grows in dimensions and descends on believers, covering them and pouring life-giving moisture over them.
“Peter wanted to build a tent for Christ. But Christ came to build His dwelling within Peter - and within each one of us. God does not desire merely a structure made by human hands. He desires the human heart. The question of Tabor is therefore very personal: Have I made room within myself for Christ to dwell?
“the Transfiguration revealed to the Apostles the primordial beauty of humanity before the Fall and pointed to the possibility of regaining it in Christ
“the Feast of the Transfiguration as a call to personal spiritual transformation, beginning with their relationships with others
“Christ was transfigured before His disciples, and His face shone “like the sun.”
“the glory of God is revealed to a pure heart