The Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord.

We celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord in the middle of summer, at a time that is often given to us for rest, for gaining strength, maybe for traveling and new impressions or even for inner silence and reevaluation of life, it’s a time when we can open up to many that we easily lose or overlook on a weekday “It’s also a time when we can be gifted many “experiences on the mountain” both literally and figuratively. We want to stay in lovely places and return to them once more. Therefore, it is essential to consciously remember meetings with people and the experiences we have had. We can’t cling to them, but they can be a support for us when we have fallen back into the monotony of everyday life Woven into the carpet of our life, they enrich it with colorful colors, they add certainty, especially when looking at sleep in general, already experienced that our life has a definitive and constant meaning, they add strength in times of suffering and bleakness.

A similar experience for the disciples was likely Jesus’ transformation on Mount, in addition to the desert, where they encountered God and had an experience close to him, which is particularly important. Just as mountains are lifted from the land, so are encounters with God lifted from the everyday. In these experiences, God himself cancels the limited perspective of man for a short moment – as a guarantee and expectation of eternal glory. Jesus’ transfiguration shows that God’s light is the future. This light is stronger than the experience of suffering and death. This transfiguration is an encouragement to trust in Jesus’ life, even during the trip to Jerusalem to the cross. Much more need, fear, and sadness await the disciples; on the other hand, they are already gifted with a view of the future on the mountain of resurrection. As for this, the message of Jesus’ transfiguration is an expected, anticipated Easter message for us, which helps in the time of conquering the desert period in our lives, by being carried by experience, that we have refuge in God, and that he accepts us as His beloved daughter or His beloved son.

Then it can be easier to bear, and the heavy burden can be viewed through the eyes of a new creative perspective. Such moments of transformation cannot be forced. We can only be open and prepared for them, but they will always remain a gift that will unexpectedly visit our lives and whose incalculability may sometimes surprise us. It can be powerful emotional experiences, but it can also be a “ounly” feeling of oneness with God, immersion in His love, His joy, His peace. May we all be blessed, especially in the summer season, with this or that moment, in which God’s affection and closeness will illuminate us like a shining, unexpected light.