Walk in his Steps

Scripture/Bible:  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.  Mark 9:2-10

Reflection:  What is heaven like? What is the hope to which we are called? What is our ultimate destiny? Why are we here on earth and what is our ultimate mission?

These are questions we have to all come to grasp with but the daily chores of life. There are attitudes of giving up on what we normally consider as childish or the other extreme of considering them as mysteries inaccessible that prevent us to reflect.  Such an attitude has made us lose out on the ultimate knowledge necessary for life.

Transfiguration is a reality which the disciples in similar situations of confusion have experienced. Peter later on in his letter says: “For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.”  2 Peter 1:16

This indicates that this incident made a deep impact on their psyche and left an indelible imprint on their soul. Their dedication and commitment, to the extent of not getting intimidated, in the face of death and yet not succumbing to the false expectation and the pressure to deny the Lord from evil men.

 

We too can experience such power of the transfiguration if we like the apostles are willing to be with Jesus even if the temptations of the heavenly realities sometimes beckons us to go outside the tent of glory, as it happened at Mount Tabor. 

Willingness to walk with him from the height of Mount Tabor’s glory to the daily grind of life or the daily crosses of life is what marks the true and faithful disciple from the false.  Remember, the true and the false are both disciples, both walking with him, while one walks with him to the cross the other with his word in the heart but away from his cross.

Prayer:  Lord, may I seek to walk in your steps even when the going gets difficult. 

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