Wednesday 18. March 2015
Laetare
25. Day of Lent
And behold, two men were talking with Jesus, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of His death, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. (Luke 9,30-31)
Our Transfiguration Window pictures the event when Jesus conversed with Moses and Elijah about His forthcoming exodus and crucifixion. The season of Lent is the steady and somber march up to Jerusalem and the cross.
Jesus' transfiguration gives us a glimpse of His Divine Glory. He is no mere man like everyone else. He is the Son of God made flesh: perfect God and perfect man united in one person known as Jesus. Moses and Elijah are appear in glory, and their glory is a subdued reflection of the Glory of Jesus. We know from the Old Testament that Moses and Elijah were great prophets who lead God's people to great promises.
Jesus would soon take up and bear His cross. In doing so, He would deliver the world from sin, death and the devil. His exodus would deliver us to the promised land of eternal life in the presence of God Almighty. His plan of salvation involved suffering, death and burial.
Death and the grave cannot hold God. Jesus' Glory shows that although He will die, yet death will not be the final word regarding His life. Jesus would then rise from death and the grave in victory of Death and Hades. This is where Lent leads us, and this is the path that we follow Jesus on.
Prayer: O God, in the glorious transfiguration of Your beloved Son You confirmed the mysteries of the faith by the testimony of Moses and Elijah. In the Voice that spoke from the Bright Cloud You wonderfully foreshowed our adoption by grace. Mercifully make us co-heirs with the King in His Glory and bring us to the fullness of our inheritance in paradise; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, One God, now and forever. Amen.
And behold, two men were talking with Jesus, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of His death, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. (Luke 9,30-31)
Our Transfiguration Window pictures the event when Jesus conversed with Moses and Elijah about His forthcoming exodus and crucifixion. The season of Lent is the steady and somber march up to Jerusalem and the cross.
Jesus' transfiguration gives us a glimpse of His Divine Glory. He is no mere man like everyone else. He is the Son of God made flesh: perfect God and perfect man united in one person known as Jesus. Moses and Elijah are appear in glory, and their glory is a subdued reflection of the Glory of Jesus. We know from the Old Testament that Moses and Elijah were great prophets who lead God's people to great promises.
Jesus would soon take up and bear His cross. In doing so, He would deliver the world from sin, death and the devil. His exodus would deliver us to the promised land of eternal life in the presence of God Almighty. His plan of salvation involved suffering, death and burial.
Death and the grave cannot hold God. Jesus' Glory shows that although He will die, yet death will not be the final word regarding His life. Jesus would then rise from death and the grave in victory of Death and Hades. This is where Lent leads us, and this is the path that we follow Jesus on.
Prayer: O God, in the glorious transfiguration of Your beloved Son You confirmed the mysteries of the faith by the testimony of Moses and Elijah. In the Voice that spoke from the Bright Cloud You wonderfully foreshowed our adoption by grace. Mercifully make us co-heirs with the King in His Glory and bring us to the fullness of our inheritance in paradise; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, One God, now and forever. Amen.
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