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 had been eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received honor and glory from God the Father when that voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory, saying, "This is my Son, my Beloved, with whom I am well pleased." We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven, while we were with him on the holy mountain. – Saint Peter
Transfiguration: (metamorpho) to change into another form, to transform, to transfigure
Consider how Peter's understanding of Jesus' Transfiguration changed from the moment that he saw the preview of Jesus on the mount as Christ glorified Luke 9:28-36 to how he understood it 30-35 years later 2 Peter 1:13-21
How is our view of Jesus similar to Peter's two perspectives? What was the transfiguration that Peter experienced personally between the gospels and his epistles? Is our relationship with Jesus more similar to that of Peter's view in Luke, or what he wrote in his second letter? How are you being transformed by your encounters with Christ?
[See 2 Corinthians 3:18]
O God, who on the holy mount revealed to chosen witnesses your well-beloved Son, wonderfully transfigured, in raiment white and glistening: Mercifully grant that we, being delivered from the disquietude of this world, may by faith behold the King in his beauty; who with you, O Father, and you, O Holy Spirit, lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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