The Transfiguration of the Lord: An Invitation to Personal Renewaltranslated

Written by Sotirios Theologu, Master's Student of Theology A.P.Th.

The feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord is one of the brightest moments of the earthly life of Jesus Christ and one of the most important Despotic feasts of the Orthodox Church. The event of the Transfiguration, as described in the summary Gospels, is not limited to the revelation of Christ's divine glory before His disciples, but it also reveals the destiny of man. The Taborian light is not just a supernatural phenomenon; it is the expression of uncreated divine grace, which calls man to transform his entire existence.

Christ leads the disciples Peter, James and John to a high mountain, away from the crowds and the noise of everyday life. This choice is not accidental. The encounter with God presupposes inner silence, detachment from the multiplicity of the world and a disposition to pray.

On the mountain Christ is transfigured. His face shines like the sun and His clothes become white as light. This is not a change of His nature, but a manifestation of the divine glory that He always possessed as the Son and Word of God. The students…