HOMILY OF 18TH WEDNESDAY OF ORDINARY TIME (TRANSFIGURATION) — YEAR A
HOMILY THEME: “THIS IS MY SON, THE CHOSEN ONE.”
BY: Bishop Anthony Ewherido
Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14, 2 Peter 1:16-19, Matthew 17:1-9
Luke’s episode of the Transfiguration of the Lord is set in the context of prayer. That moment of intimacy with the Father, characteristic of the Lukan Jesus, provided the groundwork for this very significant experience, where Jesus and his disciples had a glimpse of his glory.
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Tradition teaches us that the experience was meant to strengthen and fortify Jesus as he got closer to his passion and death, significative of the fact that his destiny could not be truncated by death. For the disciples, their decision to follow Jesus was right and proper, for indeed the One who is their master was both Son of God and the Anointed One of Israel. Sometimes in life, God gives us glimpses of his sovereignty over and above the many threats and challenges of human life. They may come to us in real life, in dreams that we don’t want to end, in sparks of joy as we go through our day’s events, and in prayer. Such moments in life should strengthen, rejuvenate and invigorate us; they give us hope to look beyond the problems and challenges of the moment, because the one who brings us those realizations is the Son of Man, who will judge all creation at the end of time. The Transfiguration episodes testify to God’s presence and voice on the scene just like we had at the Baptism of the Lord; this time, the disciples were instructed: “Listen to him.” Listening to him is the only way to get to our destination so that we may share in his glory. Just as he was transfigured, so also, we would be transfigured into copies of his glorious body at the end of our earthly existence.
Lord, we come to you in prayer; may we experience your presence and redeeming love. Amen.
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