Tabor Moments

Viewing Jesus in his glorified state with face shining like the sun and garments white as snow, Peter was filled with that exhilarating joy we hope never ends. Just last week when praying with three friends in a "group hug", it was for sure a Tabor Moment which we didn't want to break and part from each other. I hope we have all experienced such a Tabor Moment, be it on Cursillo, or holding a newborn infant, for then we can understand Peter's exuberance, "Lord, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tents...." (Lk 9:33 ), Yet had they pitched their tents there, the redemption, the Church, would not have come to be. We all have to leave these blissful moments on Tabor to put Tabor into action. And without these Tabor Moments, we do not have the "juice" to make these actions truly fruitful.
Tabor Moments, when we are apart with Jesus, gazing on him, his glory, his mission, basking in his love, transform us gradually into the person God wants us to be; we are transformed into another Christ. The Spirit who filled Jesus, fills us and enables us to fulfill our mission. The transfiguration of Jesus is really a preview of our own transfiguration, and a preview of the transfiguration of the entire Body of Christ, the Church, into what it can and will be. Today is our feast as well as Jesus'. Happy Feast Day!
Bro. Rene