Gospel:
Mark 9:2-13
Jesus
took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain apart by
themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became
dazzling white, such as no fuller on earth could bleach them. Then Elijah
appeared to them along with Moses, and they were conversing with Jesus. Then
Peter said to Jesus in reply, "Rabbi, it is good that we are here! Let us
make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." He
hardly knew what to say, they were so terrified. Then a cloud came, casting a
shadow over them; then from the cloud came a voice, "This is my beloved
Son. Listen to him." Suddenly, looking around, the disciples no longer saw
anyone but Jesus alone with them.
As they
were coming down from the mountain, he charged them not to relate what they had
seen to anyone, except when the Son of Man had risen from the dead. So they
kept the matter to themselves, questioning what rising from the dead meant.
Then they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
He told them, "Elijah will indeed come first and restore all things, yet
how is it written regarding the Son of Man that he must suffer greatly and be
treated with contempt? But I tell you that Elijah has come and they did to him
whatever they pleased, as it is written of him."
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Reflection:
Do you
believe in the afterlife?
One of
the reasons why Jesus was transfigured is for us to see that heaven and the
afterlife is existing and real. This is what the apostles: Peter, James and
John witnessed when they were brought along to the mountain of tabor by Jesus.
There’s
life after our journey in this world is over, that’s why we must not leave
Jesus for anything of this world. We must continue on doing what is good and
righteous. We must not stray off the track of righteousness for this is the way
for us to be with Jesus in heaven.
There is
heaven, there is everlasting life and this is proven by the transfiguration of
Jesus. So what should we do for us to go there? We must faithfully follow Jesus
in His words and deeds no matter how difficult.
The
reward for our faithfulness to Jesus is eternal life, don’t we all want this
eternal life? Of course we do, thus we have to become faithful followers. Thus,
we have to leave permanently behind our sinfulness. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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