Mark 9: 2 - 13
2 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and
James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves; and he was
transfigured before them, 3 and his garments became glistening, intensely
white, as no fuller on earth could bleach them. 4 And there appeared to them
Eli'jah with Moses; and they were talking to Jesus. 5 And Peter
said to Jesus, "Master, it is well that we are here; let us make three booths,
one for you and one for Moses and one for Eli'jah." 6 For he
did not know what to say, for they were exceedingly afraid. 7 And a
cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, "This is my
beloved Son; listen to him." 8 And suddenly looking around they
no longer saw any one with them but Jesus only. 9 And as they were coming down the
mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of
man should have risen from the dead. 10 So they kept the matter to
themselves, questioning what the rising from the dead meant. 11 And they
asked him, "Why do the scribes say that first Eli'jah must come?" 12 And he
said to them, "Eli'jah does come first to restore all things; and how is
it written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things and be treated
with contempt? 13 But I tell you that Eli'jah has come, and they did
to him whatever they pleased, as it is written of him."
Reflection
There are times in our life when we are at the pedestal before
the applause of people and seemingly reach the zenith of our goals, filled with
life’s triumphs and achievements, live in comfort and everything seems to be in
place and wonderful. These experiences or “state of feeling” are indeed too
tempting and sometimes “winters” our sensitive mind. But we must understand that
it is in these human experiences where our personal accountability are highly being
questioned and challenged.
In the gospel, Jesus led his three disciples (Peter, James,
John) up in the mountain and before them he was transfigured. The disciples
were truly amazed with what they saw, Elijah and Moses talking to Jesus while
glistening. That experience of the
disciples led Peter to asked Jesus if they could just stay up on the mountain.
It must be too wonderful if they could stay there because everything seems just
right. But that did not change the mind of Jesus. Jesus led them back down the
mountain.
This is a good reminder for us when we feel things are fine. To
warn us when we couple comfort with insensitivity. There are many times in life
when we are being “transfigured.” But what do we do then? Do we just stay in
our own wells and keep quiet and enjoy life as if nothing’s wrong outside of
us? No! We have to bear in mind the need
of others and our responsibility for the welfare of others. We are social
beings are we are never alone. We are beyond ourselves. We too have to be like
Jesus - shared his life to us, his love, his everything. He was not simply
reaching out but reaching down from heaven, from being God for us to be gods.
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