The Transfiguration was an event given to Peter, James, and John to give them hope as they prepared to face the suffering and death of Jesus. They were given a glimpse of glory and hope as they prepared to see Jesus embrace their sins and endure the consequences (Matthew 17:1-9).
If we face sin without hope, we are doomed. But if we face sins with a remembrance of Who Jesus is and what He has done for us, then facing our sins will lead us not into despair but into victory and glory.
As the Apostles looked on and saw Jesus transfigured, they heard a voice from Heaven say, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him” (Mt. 17:5). The Father spoke this of Jesus, but He also desires to speak it of each one of us. We need to see in the Transfiguration the end and goal of our lives. We need to know, with the deepest conviction, that the Father desires to transform us into the whitest light, lifting all sin, and bestowing upon us the great dignity of being a true son or daughter of Him.
As I reflect today on my sins, I also reflect upon the transfigured and glorious nature of our divine Lord. He came to bestow this gift of holiness on each one of us. This is our calling. This is our dignity. This is who we must become, and the only way to do so is to allow God to cleanse us of every sin in our lives and to draw us into His glorious life of grace.
Only when we believe, in the depths of our being, that Jesus is truly the Son of Man and that He has been raised from the dead for the salvation of the world and is the only way to everlasting life, then our faith will not be contained by doubt, but rather will live a new life that will urge us to tell this vision to one and all. We can say, as Peter did on the special day, “Lord, it is good that we are here.” (Matthew 17:4)
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