Our Daily Life: Transfigured and Transformed
“When dealing with the Divine, we must remember that we never get just what we are expecting…”
I agree on this reflection about transfiguration as the glory of God shining through the body of Christ, his person. It was the experience of the three disciples, Peter, James and John, through Jesus, to see the glory of God. They were terrified that even Peter didn’t know what he was talking about when he said, “It’s good we are here, let’s build tents for you.” Peter wanted to stay in that ecstatic moment of his life, to be in the glory of God. Yet it was just a pre-experience of the resurrection for all. It is a promise of salvation of all, even daily salvation.
In dealing with God, we tend to expect that our prayers are exactly answered according to our expectations. We ask for certain graces and yet unaware of God’s graces how do they work in our lives. It is like underestimating God’s movement in our daily ramblings. Somehow these lead us to question God’s presence and start to doubt his love and existence. Tragedies and difficulties come and we start asking for help and yet we feel we were not being helped by God. There are moments when problems come and we feel we are being abandoned and nobody wants to help us. Then we ask why we are being abandoned. Are we? These experience may lead us to transfiguration when we are able to see how God moves us into his glory. The transfiguration of Jesus assures us the hope of salvation, not only in the end of time but also to our everyday dealings and difficulties.
The spark of graces work when we start thinking and answering the question of what are these experiences are trying to convey to us. The transfiguration comes and opens our mind to the mind of God, the place where Peter wanted to stay; in the glory of God in our lives. Transfigurations are sparks that should lead us to life’s transformation. It is being completed at the end of time; we should have the faith and hope until the end.
ghee said:
Amen!
I should have the faith
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Ann said:
When I asked something and it was not granted, I always think that maybe it is not yet the right time for it.
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rHo said:
ayyyy…. i was touched!! very well said kuya!! there’s always a reason for everything even God’s movement in our lives, but i’m sure it’s always for the better!! stay happy… take care!
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Ann said:
Oo nga, when I ask something of course it is thru prayers. And hindi ko pinaghuhula si Lord, specific ako sa bagay na pinagdarasal ko.
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razzy said:
He will give us what we needed, not what we wanted..
Sometimes nakakafrustrate pag hindi naiibigay ang pinagdadasal natin, pero we should still have faith, maybe there’s somethng much better than that.
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tina said:
Tama. God gives out opportunities for people to have their prayers answered. pero.. the people wants to it right away.. they dont know that.. iba ung pinapadala ni God. Oh well.
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Loverboy said:
amen to that. if you don’t get what you want, god has a better plan.
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mics said:
i’ve been mostly into this kind of situation where i often ask God for an answer, but, what He usually give me back is a bunch of questions I still don’t know how to answer.
but, i always have faith on Him no matter what.
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Vince said:
@ ate Ghee, yes, an individuative faith of every person that grew maturely, thats what we need at least. to transcend our conventional faith.
Ate ann, everything has its own time, as written in the ecclesiastics. and we need something more than that, too.
Rho, ey touch ka? lol! yes, something for the better of the person, not for destruction that somethings we unconsciously want.
ate, tama, specific and coming from the heart, pure kumbaga, right?
Rassy, sure, he gives what is right at his own time. frustrating maybe when we cant just open our eyes into his will for our lives, have u experienced that? what did u feel after?
tina, thats it, we want it right away and on our won expectations, putting God in a box kumbaga…
Arnel, He has all the better plan, so follow his will.. hope to be faithfully.
ey Mic, confused? let the confusion confuse you, hahaha! true, maybe u need a silent space within you, are u in peace, really?
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