When the Homily is about Immunology

Holy Transfiguration and Reality

Thou wast transfigured on the mount, O Christ God,
revealing Thy glory to Thy disciples as far as they could bear it.
Let Thine everlasting light shine upon us sinners
through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Giver of Light, glory to Thee.

Although the name of the event would seem to imply otherwise, from what I understand, our Lord was not so much changed as the eyes of the witnesses were opened in order to see reality. I suspect that if we all lived within the enlightened realm of truth and reality that we would see ourselves living a radically different life. As it is, we revel in deception and call it reality. Sometimes we even mold our Christianity to fit what the world calls: real. Now, I ask, how in the world would the world know what is truly REAL?

The world says: "we do not understand?" Well, how often did the disciples offer the same response to something Jesus said or did? Can we expect the world to understand? Their eyes, as do mine, need to be opened.