“Christ did not become something on Tabor that He had not been before. Rather, for a brief moment, the eyes of the apostles were opened to behold the glory that eternally belongs to Him.
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“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.
“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.
“Christ was transfigured before His disciples, and His face shone “like the sun.”
“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?
“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 Grace of the Holy Spirit has gathered us all from the ends of the earth upon this lofty Mount Tabor, where Jesus “went up to pray” (Luke 9:28), so that we might celebrate this great event of His Divine Transfiguration, which took place before the Apostles Peter, John and James, as well as in the presence of the Prophets Moses and Elijah.
“That You might manifestly show Your ineffable Second Coming, when the Most High God shall appear standing in the midst of the gods; You shone forth ineffably to the Apostles on Tabor, together with Moses and Elijah. Therefore, O Christ, we all magnify You.
“Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves; and He was transfigured before them, and His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light